El Fantasma de Chinatown (1940): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1940, El Fantasma de Chinatown is a thriller, crimen and misterio film directed by Phil Rosen, running about 62 minutes. “A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on.

Who’s in it. El Fantasma de Chinatown stars Keye Luke as James Lee Wong, Lotus Long as Win Lee, Benton's Secretary, Grant Withers as Police Captain Street and Charles Miller as Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, El Fantasma de Chinatown has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch El Fantasma de Chinatown page.

If you liked it. Fans of El Fantasma de Chinatown tend to enjoy El caballero oscuro, Pulp Fiction, Parásitos and El club de la lucha.