Mr. Wong, Detective

NR
1h 10m
1938
5.467 /10 (30)

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

Overview

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1938-10-05

Top Billed Cast

Boris Karloff

James Lee Wong

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

Hooper Atchley

Christian Wilk

John Hamilton

Simon Dayton

Wilbur Mack

Russell

Lee Tung Foo

Tchin

Lynton Brent

Tommy

Grace Wood

Mrs. Roemer

Frank Bruno

Lescardi (uncredited)

Ed Cassidy

Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)

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