Crime ·Mystery ·Thriller · United States of America · 1940 · 1h 2m

Phantom of Chinatown

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Director
Phil Rosen
Cast
Keye Luke as James Lee Wong Lotus Long as Win Lee, Benton's Secretary Grant Withers as Police Captain Street Charles Miller as Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller) Huntley Gordon as Dr. Norman Wilkes Virginia Carpenter as Louise Benton
Crew
Fred Jackman Jr. — Director of Photography Jack Ogilvie — Editor George Waggner — Screenplay Ralph Gilbert Bettison — Story Paul Malvern — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Phil Rosen Director Fred Jackman Jr. Director of Photography Jack Ogilvie Editor George Waggner Screenplay Ralph Gilbert Bettison Story Paul Malvern Producer
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