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Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective
★ 5.6/10•1938•1h 10m•NR•Crime•Thriller•Mystery

Thousands asked to see Collier's Magazine famous detective on the screen... here he is!

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.

William Nigh · Director

Houston Branch · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 10m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 5, 1938

Actors

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

James Lee Wong

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Police Capt. Sam Street

Maxine Jennings

Maxine Jennings

Myra Ross

Evelyn Brent

Evelyn Brent

Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome

George Lloyd

George Lloyd

Devlin

Lucien Prival

Lucien Prival

Anton Mohl

John St. Polis

John St. Polis

Carl Roemer

William Gould

William Gould

Theodore Meisle

Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

Christian Wilk

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Simon Dayton

Wilbur Mack

Wilbur Mack

Russell

Lee Tung Foo

Lee Tung Foo

Tchin

Lynton Brent

Lynton Brent

Tommy

Grace Wood

Mrs. Roemer

Frank Bruno

Lescardi (uncredited)

Ed Cassidy

Ed Cassidy

Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)

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