fbpx
Wikipedia

Mr. Wong, Detective

April 05, 2024

Mr. Wong, Detective is a 1938 American crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff in his first appearance as Mr. Wong.[1]

Mr. Wong, Detective
Film poster
Directed byWilliam Nigh
Screenplay byHouston Branch
Based on(James Lee Wong series in Collier's Magazine written by Hugh Wiley)
Produced byWilliam T. Lackey
StarringBoris Karloff
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Edited byRussell F. Schoengarth
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Monogram Pictures
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • October 5, 1938 (1938-10-05)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

 
Lobby card for the film

Simon Dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the help of Mr. Wong to protect him. Just prior to meeting Mr. Wong, Dayton is found dead in his office in San Francisco without a mark on him. Several witnesses testify Dayton was alone in his office that was locked from the inside. Though the police view Dayton's death as due to a heart attack, Mr. Wong discovers a broken glass ball that contained poison gas.

Among the suspects are agents of a foreign power wishing to stop Dayton's chemicals being sent to use on the foreign power in the form of the same poison gas that killed Dayton, Dayton's business partners who will have Dayton's share of the business come to them after Dayton's death and the actual inventor of the chemical who has been cheated out of profits and recognition by Dayton.

Cast edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomahawk Press 2011 p. 223-224

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mr. Wong, Detective.
 
Wikiquote has quotations related to Mr. Wong, Detective.

April 05, 2024
wong, detective, 1938, american, crime, film, directed, william, nigh, starring, boris, karloff, first, appearance, wong, film, posterdirected, bywilliam, nighscreenplay, byhouston, branchbased, james, wong, series, collier, magazine, written, hugh, wiley, pro. Mr Wong Detective is a 1938 American crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff in his first appearance as Mr Wong 1 Mr Wong DetectiveFilm posterDirected byWilliam NighScreenplay byHouston BranchBased on James Lee Wong series in Collier s Magazine written by Hugh Wiley Produced byWilliam T LackeyStarringBoris KarloffCinematographyHarry NeumannEdited byRussell F SchoengarthColor processBlack and whiteProductioncompanyMonogram PicturesDistributed byMonogram PicturesRelease dateOctober 5 1938 1938 10 05 Running time69 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPlot edit nbsp Lobby card for the filmSimon Dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the help of Mr Wong to protect him Just prior to meeting Mr Wong Dayton is found dead in his office in San Francisco without a mark on him Several witnesses testify Dayton was alone in his office that was locked from the inside Though the police view Dayton s death as due to a heart attack Mr Wong discovers a broken glass ball that contained poison gas Among the suspects are agents of a foreign power wishing to stop Dayton s chemicals being sent to use on the foreign power in the form of the same poison gas that killed Dayton Dayton s business partners who will have Dayton s share of the business come to them after Dayton s death and the actual inventor of the chemical who has been cheated out of profits and recognition by Dayton Cast editBoris Karloff as Mr James Lee Wong Grant Withers as Capt Sam Street Maxine Jennings as Myra Ross Evelyn Brent as Olga aka Countess Dubois George Lloyd as Devlin Lucien Prival as Anton Mohl John St Polis as Carl Roemer William Gould as Theodore Meisle Hooper Atchley as Christian Wilk John Hamilton as Simon Dayton Wilbur Mack as Russell Lee Tung Foo as Tchin Lynton Brent as Tommy Grace Wood as Mrs RoemerSee also editList of American films of 1938 List of films in the public domain in the United StatesReferences edit Stephen Jacobs Boris Karloff More Than a Monster Tomahawk Press 2011 p 223 224External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mr Wong Detective nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Mr Wong Detective Mr Wong Detective at IMDb nbsp Mr Wong Detective is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive Mr Wong Detective at the American Film Institute Catalog Mr Wong Detective at the TCM Movie Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mr Wong Detective amp oldid 1209143988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.