Crime ·Thriller ·Mystery · United States of America · 1938 · 1h 10m

Mr. Wong, Detective

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Director
William Nigh
Cast
Boris Karloff as James Lee Wong Grant Withers as Police Capt. Sam Street Maxine Jennings as Myra Ross Evelyn Brent as Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome George Lloyd as Devlin Lucien Prival as Anton Mohl
Crew
Harry Neumann — Director of Photography Russell F. Schoengarth — Editor Edward J. Kay — Original Music Composer Houston Branch — Screenplay William T. Lackey — Producer Scott R. Dunlap — Producer
Tagline

Thousands asked to see Collier's Magazine famous detective on the screen... here he is!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
poisondetectiveinvestigationmurdermeditativemysteriouscalmrelaxedintrospectiveassertivecondescending
Key Collaborators
William Nigh Director Harry Neumann Director of Photography Russell F. Schoengarth Editor Edward J. Kay Original Music Composer Houston Branch Screenplay William T. Lackey Producer Scott R. Dunlap Producer
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