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Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective

Thousands asked to see Collier's Magazine famous detective on the screen... here he is!

19385.51h 10mNR

Overview

A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.

Directed by William Nigh
Written by Houston Branch, Hugh Wiley
Produced by William T. Lackey, Scott R. Dunlap
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Top Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

James Lee Wong

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Police Capt. Sam Street

Maxine Jennings

Maxine Jennings

Myra Ross

Evelyn Brent

Evelyn Brent

Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome

George Lloyd

George Lloyd

Devlin

Lucien Prival

Lucien Prival

Anton Mohl

John St. Polis

John St. Polis

Carl Roemer

William Gould

William Gould

Theodore Meisle

Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

Christian Wilk

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Simon Dayton

Themes & Keywords

poisondetectiveinvestigationmurdermeditativemysteriouscalmrelaxedintrospectiveassertivecondescending

About Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective is a crime, thriller, mystery film released in 1938 exploring themes of poison, detective, investigation, murder, meditative, mysterious. Directed by William Nigh, it stars Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Maxine Jennings. A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.

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