Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)

5.4/10 71 min Mystery Thriller

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...

Cast

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

Ernie Stanton

Bailey

I. Stanford Jolley

Palisser Hotel Clerk

Donald Kerr

Taxi Driver

Wilbur Mack

The Coroner

Moy Ming

Aged Tong Member

Angelo Rossitto

Mute Dwarf

Guy Usher

Police Commissioner

Richard Loo

Tong Chief

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