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Mr. Wong in Chinatown

(1939)

August 1, 1939 1h 11m
54%
TMDB Score

Overview

A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...

William Nigh

Director

Top Billed Cast

BK

Boris Karloff

Mr. James Lee Wong

MR

Marjorie Reynolds

Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

GW

Grant Withers

Police Capt. Bill Street

HG

Huntley Gordon

Mr. Davidson

GL

George Lynn

Capt. Guy Jackson

WR

William Royle

Capt. Jaime

JF

James Flavin

Police Sgt. Jerry

LL

Lotus Long

Princess Lin Hwa

LTF

Lee Tung Foo

Willie

BL

Bessie Loo

Lilly May