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Mr. Wong, Detective
“Thousands asked to see Collier's Magazine famous detective on the screen... here he is!”
5.6 / 10• 1938• 1h 10m•NR• English
CrimeThrillerMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Boris Karloff
James Lee Wong
Lead
Grant Withers
Police Capt. Sam Street
Maxine Jennings
Myra Ross
Evelyn Brent
Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome
George Lloyd
Devlin
Lucien Prival
Anton Mohl
John St. Polis
Carl Roemer
William Gould
Theodore Meisle
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Nigh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mr. Wong, Detective is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
