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Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)

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

5.6(30)1h 10mOctober 5, 1938

Crime Thriller Mystery

William Nigh

Director

Houston Branch

Writer

Rate

Diary

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.

Cast

Boris Karloff

James Lee Wong

Grant Withers

Police Capt. Sam Street

Maxine Jennings

Myra Ross

Evelyn Brent

Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome

Mr. Wong, Detective · Cinemalant

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George Lloyd

Devlin

Lucien Prival

Anton Mohl

John St. Polis

Carl Roemer

William Gould

Theodore Meisle

Hooper Atchley

Christian Wilk

John Hamilton

Simon Dayton

Wilbur Mack

Russell

Lee Tung Foo

Tchin

Lynton Brent

Tommy

Ed Cassidy

Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Warehouse Man (uncredited)

Media

Status: Released
Original language: English
Release date: October 5, 1938
Production: Monogram Pictures
Country: United States of America

Keywords

poisondetectiveinvestigationmurdermeditativemysteriouscalmrelaxedintrospectiveassertivecondescending

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