A gay party is interrupted by murder and the worlds most costly jewel. James lee wong created by hugh wiley 18841968 s an franciscos famous chinese sleuth, james lee wong, better known as mr. But he is secretly the title character who will stop at nothing to gather all twelve of the coins of confucius. Wong, appeared in at least a dozen stories, full of white slavery and opium dens in the late thirties in colliers, which were later collected in murder by the dozen. Wong boris karloff investigates the murder of an antique collector. Detective james lee wong must find the eye of the daughter of the moon, a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in china and smuggled to america.
Wong in chinatown was the third in a successful string of monogram features that began in 1938 with mr. Wong film in streaming in linea di download film sono dotati di caratteristiche. Wong is a 1939 american mystery crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff plot art collector brandon edwards morgan wallace is murdered shortly after. Detective james lee wong boris karloff must find the eye of the daughter of the moon, a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in china and smuggled to america. During a game of charades, edwards is mysteriously shot. Wong en streaming, telecharger film the mystery of mr. Wong 1939 cast and crew art collector brandon edwards morgan wallace is murdered shortly after smuggling a precious jewel out of china, despite a warning that whoever takes. Inspector street is summoned to the scene of the crime and is followed by reporter bobby logan, who identifies the victim as a chinese. The 2nd in the series of monogram pictures with boris karloff as james lee wong. Street in the investigation of a collector, who is killed after coming into possession of a chinese jewel. With will fyffe, kay walsh, george curzon, chili bouchier. Wong, detective presented boris karloff as pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated oriental sleuth.
Wong, except for the last film, where he was played by keye luke. Wong features starring boris karloff finds wealthy gemcollector brandon edwards gaining possession. With boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree, craig reynolds. William nigh mr wong tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the moon. Wong long metrage avec original streaming en anglais, a ete produit en etatsunis et est apparu dans les cinemas francais en 1939. This is a multiregion region 0all dvd, and should play on most dvd players in the world. Wong is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring. Bela lugosi and helen chandler in dracula movie directed by tod browning for universal. Wong is visited by simon dayton superman perry white, john hamilton, an industrialist fearing for his life. Wong finds two captains with the intial j in the case, neither being quite what he. Wong in chinatown 1939 william nigh, boris karloff, marjorie reynolds, grant withers, crime, mystery may 23, 2018 a fairly chinese girl, looking for assistance from san francisco detective james lee wong, is killed with a poisoned dart in his entrance hallway, having time simply to scrawlcaptain j on a sheet of newspaper. The first five starred boris karloff and were directed by william nigh. Wong in chinatown 1939 william nigh, boris karloff.
Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Retromedia presents a doubledose of monogram programmers with its bluray combo of william nigh s the mysterious mr. Detective the fatal hourdoomed to diephantom of chinatown play all title select the fatal hour. Wong features starring boris karloff finds wealthy gemcollector brandon edwards gaining possession of the largest star sapphire in the world, the eye of the daughter of the moon, after it has been stolen in china. Wong is a thrilling mystery made at the height of hollywoods fascination with asian sleuths. Wong, detective 1938boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings. 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. Wong is the second of five lowbudget films with boris karloff as oxfordeducated detective james lee wong, based on a series of short stories by hugh wiley, this time attempting to solve a mystery of murder and jewel theft. If peter lorre rosenberg, austriahungary now ruzomberok, slovakia can be mr. Wong does cantonesestyle food in a larger than life way.
Wong films, two starring karloff, the finale starring key luke. Joris ivens brunel, claude cinematheque francaise paris 1983. Along the way he deals with curses, smugglers, and an everevolving cast of. Wong in chinatown stars boriskarloff, marjoriereynolds, grantwithers, petergeorgelynn the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 11 min, and received a. Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown underworld, and wallace ford as a wisecracking reporter. Wong, contains some elements from murder at midnight, including the playlet acted during a game of charades. Karloff movie trailers classic cartoons of the era product specs. Dec 25, 2017 the 2nd in the series of monogram pictures with boris karloff as james lee wong. Offcampus purdue users may download theses and dissertations by logging into the. Boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree director. She proves to be princess lin hwa, on a secret military mission for chinese forces fighting the japanese invasion. After one more murder the suspect list is dwindling wong exposes the killer, turns him over to police inspector street, and wong departs to return the gem to china. Seating 240 people over two levels and serving up a selection of up to 80 dishes, its a big affair.
Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of confucius, with which he will be able to acquire the power to become ruler of a large province in china. His search takes him into the heart of chinatown and to the dreaded house of hate to find the deadly gem before it can kill again. When a large passenger boat passes by, an unknown asian man throws a tiny package into the water. A poster for the mysterious mr wong directed by william nigh and starring bela. The film series is based on a serialized story in colliers magazine. Street, the tone was set for all six films, which have been restored for this dvd. Wong correctly guesses the mystery being enacted as murder comes at midnight. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of confucius, with which he will be able to acquire the power to become ruler. Wong film featured chineseamerican actor keye luke in the title role, the first time an american sound film used an asian actor to play a lead asian detective. Wong series, the first 5 starring boris karloff as the popular chinese detective, and the final one starring keye luke. The story is about a pretty chinese woman, seeking help from san francisco detective james lee wong, who is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl the name captain j on a sheet of paper. The second film in the mystery series about a chinese sleuth, this one concerns the theft of the eye of the daughter of the moon, the largest star sapphire in the world, which is stolen from china and turns up in the possession of an unscrupulous gem collector, who receives a death threat containing clues to the potential murderers identity and calls in mr.
Wong faces increasing danger and is nearly executed himself as the investigation develops in treachery and complexity. Boris karloff, grant withers and dorothy tree the mr. Wong is a 1939 film about a detective who tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the daughter of the moon. Included in this excellent collection are the first three mr. The mystery of mr wong is the second of the series starring boris karloff as the great chinese detective mr wong.
Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong, dvd, manufactured on demand, mystery suspense, 644827304424. As li see he is the low profile owner of a herb shop patronized for comic relief by a stereotypical irish cop. Motos last warning 1939, then boris karloff camberwell, london, england, uk can be mr. Bela lugosi changes genres in 1934s the mysterious mr. Wong 1939 the phantom of chinatown 1940 information is current as of august 30, 2019. With karloff as james lee wong and grant withers as capt. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in. Wong must solve the murder of an antiques collector whose fabulous diamond is stolen. In this film wong solves the murder of a gem collector who came into possession of the worls larges sapphire after. Theses and dissertations available from proquest purdue epubs. Wong, two series starring caucasian actors playing asian detectives. Wong is available for free download at the internet archive. Inspector street is summoned to the scene of the crime and is followed by reporter bobby logan, who identifies.
The second great volume of this great collection are the last three mr. Australia, austria, bahrain, belgium, brazil, canada, colombia, cote divoire, egypt, france, germany, hong kong. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the daugther of the moon. Wong stars boriskarloff, grantwithers, dorothytree, craigreynolds the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 8 min. Wong in chinatown is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff. Wong is a 1939 mystery film directed by william nigh. Wong mystery series concerns the theft of the the largest star sapphire in the world. I personally would feel i needed them all good or bad. The mystery of mr wong full movie good quality 1939. This is a list of all of the movies starring both mr. Wong 1939 by hnetwork on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Wong 1939 is the second in the james lee wong series from monogram pictures. Wong 1939 the best wong picture, thanks to strong direction from william nigh. Wong 1939 nr 03081939 us drama, mystery, thriller 1h 8m user score. Reeder, a somewhat eccentric old gentleman employed by the director of public prosecutions, gets it into his head to break up a counterfeiting ring. Wong begins as brendon edwards morgan wallace drifts alone in a small boat in the san francisco bay. In the second of what would be a six film series from monogram, the methodical mr. Wong 1939 wong is a guest in the home of a collector who is in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the moon. Wong character was featured in a series of films for monogram pictures. The sapphire is stolen from china and turns up in the possession of an unscrupulous. Boris karloff stars in five of these six tales about the clever, gentlemanly and mysterious chinese super sleuth. Wong, 1939, directed by william nigh, with boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree, at turner classic movies. Be aware that there is a six pack and if you only need a sample this pack will due.
Wong and a girl reporter investigate a shipping magnates murder. William nigh directs this installment, which was adapted for the screen by scott darling. Detective i did a little research and discovered that the first movie is. Wong 1939 boris karloff actor, william nigh director format. Yet somehow the restaurant still manages to feel intimate, with nooks for two, dim lighting and moody jazz. Wong movie collection detective, the mystery of, in. The story is about a pretty chinese woman, seeking help from san francisco detective. Luke had formerly played one of charlie chan s sons in the chan mysteries and.
Wong 1939 boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree. See more ideas about charlie chan, detective movies and film. Wong tracks down the man who has killed the new owner of a famous jewel. Wong 1939 is the second in a series of six monogram b features, five of which star boris karloff in the title character of chinese detective james lee wong. Wong, detective and continued with the mystery of mr. The eye of the daughter of the moon, the largest star sapphire in the world, has been stolen from a. The film is based on harry stephen keelers 1928 short story the strange adventure of the twelve coins of confucius one of three stories in keelers book sing.
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