Mystery ·Thriller ·Crime · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 8m

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

Director

Cast

Boris Karloff as James Lee Wong Grant Withers as Police Capt. Sam Street Dorothy Tree as Valerie Edwards Craig Reynolds as Peter Harrison Ivan Lebedeff as Michael Strogonoff Holmes Herbert as Prof. Ed Janney

Crew

Harry Neumann — Director of Photography Russell F. Schoengarth — Editor Scott Darling — Screenplay Hugh Wiley — Writer William T. Lackey — Producer

Tagline

A gay party is interrupted by murder and the world's most costly jewel stolen!

Synopsis

Detective James Lee Wong must find the "Eye of the Daughter of the Moon," a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in China and smuggled to America. His search takes him into the heart of Chinatown and to the dreaded "House of Hate" to find the deadly gem before it can kill again.

Mood & Themes

private detective mr. wong

Key Collaborators

William Nigh Director Harry Neumann Director of Photography Russell F. Schoengarth Editor Scott Darling Screenplay Hugh Wiley Writer William T. Lackey Producer

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