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Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)

NR · 1939-08-01 · 1h 11m · EN
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A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...

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Boris KarloffBoris KarloffMr. James Lee WongMarjorie ReynoldsMarjorie ReynoldsRoberta 'Bobbie' LoganGrant WithersGrant WithersPolice Capt. Bill StreetHuntley GordonHuntley GordonMr. DavidsonGeorge LynnGeorge LynnCapt. Guy JacksonWilliam RoyleWilliam RoyleCapt. JaimeJames FlavinJames FlavinPolice Sgt. JerryLotus LongLotus LongPrincess Lin HwaLee Tung FooLee Tung FooWillieBessie LooBessie LooLilly MayErnie StantonErnie StantonBaileyI. Stanford JolleyI. Stanford JolleyPalisser Hotel Clerk

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A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...

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Mr. Wong in Chinatown has a runtime of 71 minutes.

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