Film

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

1939 · 1h 11m · Mystery · Thriller

IMDb

5.8

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...

Boris Karloff

Mr. James Lee Wong

Marjorie Reynolds

Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

Grant Withers

Police Capt. Bill Street

Huntley Gordon

Mr. Davidson

George Lynn

Capt. Guy Jackson

William Royle

Capt. Jaime

James Flavin

Police Sgt. Jerry

Lotus Long

Princess Lin Hwa

Lee Tung Foo

Willie

Bessie Loo

Lilly May

Ernie Stanton

Bailey

I. Stanford Jolley

Palisser Hotel Clerk

Jack Kennedy

Sgt. Brady

Donald Kerr

Taxi Driver

Wilbur Mack

The Coroner

Moy Ming

Aged Tong Member

• William NighDirector
• Scott DarlingScreenplay
• William T. LackeyProducer
• Harry NeumannDirector of Photography
• Russell F. SchoengarthEditor

Mr Wong In Chinatown promo

Release date

August 1, 1939

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 11m

Rated

NR

Genres

Mystery, Thriller

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