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Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective

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

Genres

CrimeThrillerMystery

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

5.464/10

Release Date

05 October 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Grace Wood

Mrs. Roemer

Frank Bruno

Frank Bruno

Lescardi (uncredited)

Ed Cassidy

Ed Cassidy

Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

Wheaton Chambers

Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Clancy Cooper

Warehouse Man (uncredited)

George DeNormand

George DeNormand

John (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Coroner (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Herbert Evans

Wilk's Butler (uncredited)

Dick Reinhart

Dick Reinhart

Dock Worker (uncredited)

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