

Mr. Wong, Detective
1938-10-05 · 70 min · ★ 5.6
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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- Directors
- William Nigh
- Production companies
- Monogram Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Boris KarloffJames Lee Wong
Grant WithersPolice Capt. Sam Street
Maxine JenningsMyra Ross
Evelyn BrentOlga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome
George LloydDevlin
Lucien PrivalAnton Mohl
John St. PolisCarl Roemer
William GouldTheodore Meisle
Hooper AtchleyChristian Wilk
John HamiltonSimon Dayton
Wilbur MackRussell
Lee Tung FooTchin
Lynton BrentTommy
Ed CassidyAmbulance Doctor (uncredited)
Wheaton ChambersChemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
Clancy CooperWarehouse Man (uncredited)
Lester DorrCoroner (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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