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Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)

Mystery | 69 minutes
2,79 7 votes

Genre: Mystery / Thriller

Duration: 69 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: William Nigh

Stars: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers and Maxine Jennings

IMDb score: 6,0 (1.468)

Releasedate: 5 October 1938

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Mr. Wong, Detective plot

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

A chemical producer seeks protection from Inspector James Wong, but is murdered shortly afterwards. Wong begins the investigation, and comes on the trail of an international crime ring looking to steal a poison gas formula.

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Boris Karloff Boris Karloff

Mr. James Lee Wong

Grant Withers Grant Withers

Captain Sam Street

Maxine Jennings Maxine Jennings

Myra Ross, Dayton's Secretary

Evelyn Brent Evelyn Brent

Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome

George Lloyd George Lloyd

Devlin

Lucien Prival Lucien Prival

Mohl

John St. Polis John St. Polis

Roemer

William Gould William Gould

Meisle

Hooper Atchley Hooper Atchley

Wilk

John Hamilton John Hamilton

Dayton

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