

Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939-08-01 · 71 min · ★ 5.4
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...
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- Directors
- William Nigh
- Production companies
- Monogram Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Boris KarloffMr. James Lee Wong
Marjorie ReynoldsRoberta 'Bobbie' Logan
Grant WithersPolice Capt. Bill Street
Huntley GordonMr. Davidson
George LynnCapt. Guy Jackson
William RoyleCapt. Jaime
James FlavinPolice Sgt. Jerry
Lee Tung FooWillie
Ernie StantonBailey
I. Stanford JolleyPalisser Hotel Clerk
Donald KerrTaxi Driver
Wilbur MackThe Coroner
Moy MingAged Tong Member
Angelo RossittoMute Dwarf
Guy UsherPolice Commissioner
Richard LooTong ChiefTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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