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Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Genre:MysteryThriller

Released:1939-08-01

Runtime:71

Overview

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...


Cast:

Boris Karloff

Character: Mr. James Lee Wong

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Marjorie Reynolds

Character: Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

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Grant Withers

Character: Police Capt. Bill Street

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Huntley Gordon

Character: Mr. Davidson

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George Lynn

Character: Capt. Guy Jackson

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William Royle

Character: Capt. Jaime

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James Flavin

Character: Police Sgt. Jerry

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Lotus Long

Character: Princess Lin Hwa

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Lee Tung Foo

Character: Willie

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Bessie Loo

Character: Lilly May

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Ernie Stanton

Character: Bailey

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I. Stanford Jolley

Character: Palisser Hotel Clerk

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Jack Kennedy

Character: Sgt. Brady

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Donald Kerr

Character: Taxi Driver

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Wilbur Mack

Character: The Coroner

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Moy Ming

Character: Aged Tong Member

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Bruce Mitchell

Character: Police Officer at Explosion

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Angelo Rossitto

Character: Mute Dwarf

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Guy Usher

Character: Police Commissioner

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Richard Loo

Character: Tong Chief

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