Phantom of Chinatown (1940)

  • NR
  • 11/18/1940 (US)
  • Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • 1h 2m

A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong!

Overview

In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on.

Phil Rosen

Director

George Waggner

Screenplay

Ralph Gilbert Bettison

Story

Hugh Wiley

Characters

Cast

Keye Luke's headshot

Keye Luke

James Lee Wong
Lotus Long's headshot

Lotus Long

Win Lee, Benton's Secretary
Grant Withers's headshot

Grant Withers

Police Captain Street
Charles Miller's headshot

Charles Miller

Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller)
Huntley Gordon's headshot

Huntley Gordon

Dr. Norman Wilkes
Virginia Carpenter's headshot

Virginia Carpenter

Louise Benton
John Dilson's headshot

John Dilson

Charlie Frasier
Paul McVey's headshot

Paul McVey

Detective Grady

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