Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)

  • NR
  • 08/01/1939 (US)
  • Mystery, Thriller
  • 1h 11m

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...

William Nigh

Director

Scott Darling

Screenplay

Hugh Wiley

Characters

Cast

Boris Karloff's headshot

Boris Karloff

Mr. James Lee Wong
Marjorie Reynolds's headshot

Marjorie Reynolds

Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan
Grant Withers's headshot

Grant Withers

Police Capt. Bill Street
Huntley Gordon's headshot

Huntley Gordon

Mr. Davidson
George Lynn's headshot

George Lynn

Capt. Guy Jackson
William Royle's headshot

William Royle

Capt. Jaime
James Flavin's headshot

James Flavin

Police Sgt. Jerry
Lotus Long's headshot

Lotus Long

Princess Lin Hwa

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