He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victims company. Plot simon dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the. After one more murder the suspect list is dwindling wong exposes the killer, turns him over to police inspector street, and wong departs to return the gem to china. An industrial chemical manufacturer shows up one evening, seeking mr. Wong, detective, 1938, directed by william nigh, with boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, at turner classic movies. Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. This isnt one star for the films but for the actual set provided. His murder is a mind bender in the tradition of chan films as no one can figure out how a man in a. A chemical manufacturer comes to detective james wong boris karloff one day and asks him for help. Wong films also had significant asian supporting casts. During a game of charades, edwards is mysteriously shot. Poti folosi lista top imdb pentru a vedea cele mai bune filme. James lee wong, and grant withers as street, whose first name and rank changed from film to film. Wong is the second of five lowbudget films with boris karloff as oxfordeducated detective james lee wong, based on a series of short stories by hugh wiley, this time attempting to solve a mystery of murder and jewel theft.
Stars boris karloff, grant withers and maxine jennings. Boris karloff, keye luke, grant withers, maxine jennings, dorothy tree, lotus long, marjorie reynolds, charles trowbridge, charles miller, huntley gordon, william nigh, phil rosen. Wong, detective the film detective restored version. Wong in chinatown 1939 had five asian actors in support, while the mystery of mr. The mystery of mr wong full movie good quality 1939. With horror films temporarily in the doldrums and his career needing a fresh tangent, karloff jumped at the chance to play the gentlemanly and dignified sleuth of hugh. Boris karloff, grant withers and dorothy tree the mr. When investigating the death of a chemical manufacturer, detective james wong boris karloff uncovers an international spy ring. Stars boris karloff, grant withers and maxine jennings the mr. The film detective is a onestop source for classic feature films as well as many cult movie classics and hundreds of hours of classic tv from the 1950s and 60s with titles now available in hd. In the course of doing so, the aliens implement plan 9, a scheme to resurrect earths dead as what modern audiences would consider zombies called ghouls in the film itself to get the planet.
I bought the sixdisc collection from alpha video mr. Monogram pictures, once a film studio that specialized in low budget b movies. Wong movie, then repeated two years later in a charlie chan film titled murder over new york, then repeated again with. Wong, two series starring caucasian actors playing asian detectives. Moto, monogram pictures ushered in their own oriental detective series in 1938 with boris karloff as mr. Wong, detective stars boriskarloff, grantwithers, evelynbrent, maxinejennings the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 9 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Five additional films were made in 1939 and 1940, ending with phantom of chinatown in 1940. Wong, detective, karloff in no way looks asian and a slight accent gets in the way. Wong en streaming, telecharger film the mystery of mr. Wong, detective the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Wong is a 1939 american mystery crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff plot art collector brandon edwards morgan wallace is murdered shortly after. So detective wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.
Wong mysteries that were based on the work of author hugh wiley. This speciallypriced bundlepack contains all six mr. Street, the tone was set for all six films, which have been restored for this dvd. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first appearance as mr. Wong to life on the big screen with 6 feature films, 5 of which starred boris karloff. Wong features starring boris karloff finds wealthy gemcollector brandon edwards gaining possession of the largest star sapphire in the world, the eye of the daughter of the moon, after it has been stolen in china. In the first of a popular movie franchise from monogram pictures, director william nigh unfurls an intriguing mystery headlined by a cast that includes grant withers, maxine jennings, and evelyn brant. Wongs main interest is solving murders and hes an expert at it. Wong, except for the last film, where he was played by keye luke. Wong, detective 1938, based on colliers stories by hugh wiley. However, its also an awful lot like several other monogram filmsand is most like their next wong film, the mystery of mr. Wongs study in this, the third of monograms lowbudget thrillers, featuring hugh wileys chinese detective.
Asian detectives in 1930s hollywood brian camps film. Wong detective presented boris karloff as pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated oriental sleuth. Wong, detective is a 1938 film about a chineseamerican detective. A glimpse into the mind of the brilliant chef behind mr. This was remade as the docks of new orleans, a 1948 charlie chan movie. Wong, detective is the first wong film and theres nothing particularly wong, i mean wrong about the film. I couldnt care less if an old movie like this uses a real asian in the role or not warner oland was pretty brilliant as charlie chan, after all. Lotus long is in both of them, but gets murdered each time. Detective sherlock holmes agatha christie ellery queen maigret charlie chan mr moto james lee wong dick tracy dick barton mike hammer o. This is a list of all of the movies starring both mr. Inspector street is summoned to the scene of the crime and is followed by reporter bobby logan, who identifies the victim as a chinese. The sixth and final film in the series, phantom of chinatown, was.
Boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree, craig reynolds, ivan lebedeff, holmes herbert, morgan wallace, lotus long, chester gan, hooper atchley, bruce wong, jack kennedy, joe devlin, lee tung foo, wilbur mack et dick morehead. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of confucius, with which he will be able to acquire the power to become ruler of a large province in china. Mr wong appeared in magazine stories and a series of films. Of the two films i watched for this piece, both on amazon prime, mr. See more ideas about charlie chan, movies and old movies. A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective james wong to help him. When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong to help him, wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. Author hugh wiley created the distinguished, gentlemanly oriental detective james lee wong for a colliers magazine story in 1935. Wong, detective 1938 a mega chemical industrialist who fears for his life has contacted wong for help. The next day, the man is dead and the police, led by captain street series regular grant withers, are baffled how. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh. Wong, detective full movie boris karloff, grant withers. Pretty good classic detective movies with the inimitable boris karloff as james lee wong character derived from a series of magazine stories from the 1930s one clever method of disposing of a person showed up first in a mr. Wong, detective starts out with a chemical manufacturer asking for his help as he fears his life is in danger.
Wong, detective 1938 factory owner simon dayton john hamilton visits the office of private detective james lee wong boris karloff in san franciscos chinatown, claiming to be in danger. Wong accepts the case and agrees to meet the man the next morning to discuss the particulars. When wong gets there the next day the man is already dead. The plot of the film involves extraterrestrial beings who are seeking to stop humans from creating a doomsday weapon that would destroy the universe. Wong detective is a dramatic murder mystery film from 1938. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first. Film opens fast with a frighten man seeking help from mr wong. He definately makes a better monster than he does an asian super sleuth. Our archive includes classic westerns, horror, mystery, family, martial arts, film noir, religious programming, cult classics, silents, classic. When the life of industrialist simon dayton john hamilton is threatened, he makes an appointment with the one man who. With boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, evelyn brent. The first five films, all directed by william nigh, starred karloff as mr.
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