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Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)

05/10/1938 (US)Crime, Thriller, Mystery1h 10m
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Thousands asked to see Collier's Magazine famous detective on the screen... here he is!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Boris Karloff

      Boris Karloff

      James Lee Wong

    2. Grant Withers

      Grant Withers

      Police Capt. Sam Street

    3. Maxine Jennings

      Maxine Jennings

      Myra Ross

    4. Evelyn Brent

      Evelyn Brent

      Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome

    5. George Lloyd

      George Lloyd

      Devlin

    6. Lucien Prival

      Lucien Prival

      Anton Mohl

    7. John St. Polis

      John St. Polis

      Carl Roemer

    8. William Gould

      William Gould

      Theodore Meisle

    9. Hooper Atchley

      Hooper Atchley

      Christian Wilk

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jun 20, 2022

    An almost comically heavily made-up Boris Karloff is all that stands between this mediocre murder-mystery and total obscurity. He portrays the super-sleuth "Mr. Wong" on the trail of a murderer who has killed at least three people. Our difficulty here is that the lighting and audio are so basic, that it is virtually impossible for us to follow the story at all, much less draw any conclusions of our own. We are essentially led - child-like - through this rather theatrical drama with no opportunity to participate. I guess the budget would her been minimal, and I'm glad I've seen it - but more fo...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • poison
    • detective
    • investigation
    • murder
    • meditative
    • mysterious
    • calm
    • relaxed
    • introspective
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