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Mr. Wong, Detective is a 1938 American crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff in his first appearance as Mr. Wong.
With Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Maxine Jennings, Evelyn Brent. In San Francisco, Simon Dayton, the senior partner in a chemical company, visits famed detective James Lee Wong as Dayton fears for his life stemming from a series of unexplained events in both his personal and professional life.
James Lee Wong, known simply as Mr. Wong, is a fictional Chinese-American detective created by Hugh Wiley (1884–1968). Mr. Wong appeared in twenty magazine stories and a film series of six, the first five of which starred English actor Boris Karloff as Wong, the last with Chinese-American actor Keye Luke in the role, the first Asian lead.
Factory owner Simon Dayton (John Hamilton) visits the office of private detective James Lee Wong (Boris Karloff) in San Francisco's Chinatown, claiming to be in danger.
- Mystery & Thriller
When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers a intern...
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Nov 13, 2023 · When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers an international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victim's company.
When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victim's company.
Based on the James Lee Wong series in Collier's Magazine written by Hugh Wiley, Mr. Wong, Detective is the first in a five-movie series starring Boris Karloff - yes, from that Asian town of Dulwich, Surrey, England - as Mr. Wong.
Feb 15, 2020 · Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) A man fears for his life and asks the detective for help. Before Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) can meet him, the man is found dead in his locked office with no marks on him...
