Mr. Wong in Chinatown
One sheet Mr. Wong in Chinatown, a 1939 mystery film starring Boris Karloff. It is the third entry in the Mr. Wong detective series produced by Monogram Pictures.
Movie Summary
In the film, Boris Karloff portrays the gentlemanly Chinese-American detective James Lee Wong, based on stories by Hugh Wiley. The plot centers on the murder of a Chinese princess, Lin Hwa, who is killed by a poisoned dart inside Mr. Wong’s own San Francisco home.
Before she dies, she manages to scrawl the cryptic message "Captain J," leading Wong into a complex investigation involving check forgery and a secret plan to purchase military airplanes for China.
Cast and Production
Starring: Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong.
Co-stars: Marjorie Reynolds (as reporter Bobbie Logan), Grant Withers (as Police Capt. Bill Street), and Peter George Lynn (as Capt. Guy Jackson).
Director: William Nigh.
Screenplay: Scott Darling.
Series Context
Five Films: Karloff starred in five Mr. Wong films between 1938 and 1940.
Prequel/Finale: A sixth and final film, Phantom of Chinatown (1940), featured Keye Luke as a younger Mr. Wong, marking the first time an Asian actor played the lead role in the series.
Remake: The story of Mr. Wong in Chinatown was later remade as the 1947 Charlie Chan movie The Chinese Ring.
Movie Summary
In the film, Boris Karloff portrays the gentlemanly Chinese-American detective James Lee Wong, based on stories by Hugh Wiley. The plot centers on the murder of a Chinese princess, Lin Hwa, who is killed by a poisoned dart inside Mr. Wong’s own San Francisco home.
Before she dies, she manages to scrawl the cryptic message "Captain J," leading Wong into a complex investigation involving check forgery and a secret plan to purchase military airplanes for China.
Cast and Production
Starring: Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong.
Co-stars: Marjorie Reynolds (as reporter Bobbie Logan), Grant Withers (as Police Capt. Bill Street), and Peter George Lynn (as Capt. Guy Jackson).
Director: William Nigh.
Screenplay: Scott Darling.
Series Context
Five Films: Karloff starred in five Mr. Wong films between 1938 and 1940.
Prequel/Finale: A sixth and final film, Phantom of Chinatown (1940), featured Keye Luke as a younger Mr. Wong, marking the first time an Asian actor played the lead role in the series.
Remake: The story of Mr. Wong in Chinatown was later remade as the 1947 Charlie Chan movie The Chinese Ring.
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