Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in. Wong 1939 toutes les infos sur le film complet the mystery of mr. She proves to be princess lin hwa, on a secret military mission for chinese forces fighting the japanese invasion. Wong and it comes across as a very good performance. As li see he is the low profile owner of a herb shop patronized for comic relief by a stereotypical irish cop. Wong mystery series concerns the theft of the the largest star sapphire in the world. I luv all of mr wong, detective, 1938 w boris karloff before i discovered mister moto and before i ever saw a charlie chan film, i watched one of my favorite actors, boris karloff, in his wong, detective monogram, one sheet x the debut of mr. 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. Kotiikava stream deutsch, kotiikava kostenlos anschauen, kotiikava kostenlos downloaden kotiikava qualitat.
A chinese madman tries to find the legendary coins of confucius that will enable him to rule his homeland. Before i even decided to watch the first movie in the series mr wong, detective i did a little research and discovered that the first movie is considered the best in the series but i must say after watching the mystery of mr wong i was pleasantly surprised, not only was it not as bad as had been implied by various movie guides but i thought it was far superior to its predecessor. Wong 1939 this is the second film in the monogram series featuring boris karloff as the softspoken chinese detective, james lee wong. Bela lugosi changes genres in 1934s the mysterious mr. Wong boris karloff is on the case once more after a beautiful chinese princess lotus long is murdered in his san francisco home. The 2nd in the series of monogram pictures with boris karloff as james lee wong. James lee wong created by hugh wiley 18841968 s an franciscos famous chinese sleuth, james lee wong, better known as mr. Wong to life on the big screen with 6 feature films, 5 of which starred boris karloff. Wong 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. But he is secretly the title character who will stop at nothing to gather all twelve of the coins of confucius. This is the first time i have seen boris karloff playing the chinese detective mr.
When it is revealed that the princess was on an important mission wong has to move fast to close this case. Wong 1939 the best wong picture, thanks to strong direction from william nigh. Wong s main interest is solving murders and hes an expert at it. A startled wong boris karloff learns from enterprising girl reporter bobby logan marjorie reynolds that the murder victim is princess lin hwa, in san francisco to buy airplanes for her brothers army. Wong 1939 by hnetwork on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. With karloff as james lee wong and grant withers as capt. 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. Author hugh wiley created the distinguished, gentlemanly oriental detective james lee wong for a colliers magazine story in 1935. Wong 1939 nr 03081939 us drama, mystery, thriller 1h 8m user score. Wong in chinatown 1939 cast and crew cunning private eye mr. 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. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your oldest recordings marked save until space is needed first. Wong en francais, streaming gratuit, soustitres et audio dorigine. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr.
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. Detective i did a little research and discovered that the first movie is. Karloff movie trailers classic cartoons of the era product specs. The mystery of mr wong full movie good quality 1939. Wong whodunits, monogram available at 2012 november dallas. Wong detective presented boris karloff as pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated oriental sleuth. To ask other readers questions about mr wong goes west, please sign up. 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. Street, the tone was set for all six films, which have been restored for this dvd.
Wong is available for free download at the internet archive this article about a mystery film is a stub. 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. Wongs home he has to find out why she was killed and who the killer is. Watch colliers magazines famous chinese sleuth trick a triplekiller into giving himself away. Wong finds two captains with the intial j in the case, neither being quite what he. Retromedia presents a doubledose of monogram programmers with its bluray combo of william nigh s the mysterious mr. Here he must unravel the reason behind the unexpected shooting death of a jealous husband at a party, and the secret surrounding a cursed sapphire that was smuggled out of china. Wong in chinatown is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
A gay party is interrupted by murder and the worlds most costly jewel. Among his films there were such classics as the corpse vanishes 1942, the ape man 1943 and voodoo man 1944. The story is about a pretty chinese woman, seeking help from san francisco detective. 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. Dec 25, 2017 the 2nd in the series of monogram pictures with boris karloff as james lee wong. This marked the first time an american film featured an asian character as a lead asian detective. Several years ago i read the first feng shui detective mystery, and i was. Wong, detective, 1938, directed by william nigh, with boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, at turner classic movies. Boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree director. In this film wong solves the murder of a gem collector who came into possession of the worls larges sapphire after.
See more ideas about charlie chan, movies and old movies. It has some good sequences, but overall the mysterious mr. Wong in chinatown 1939 when a chinese princess is killed in mr. James lee wong is a fictional chineseamerican detective created by hugh wiley 18841968 who appeared in a series of stories in colliers magazine from 1934 to 1938 and a series of films from 1938 to 1940. With bela lugosi starring as a shadowy villain, a decent plot idea that involves artifacts from ancient history, and a couple of interestinglooking settings, it had the makings of a good bfeature, at least as long as you are willing to overlook some stereotypes and the like for the sake. 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. William nigh mr wong tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in. In this film wong solves the murder of a gem collector who.
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. Wong 1939 cast and crew art collector brandon edwards morgan wallace is murdered shortly after smuggling a precious jewel out of china, despite a. Wong s study in this, the third of monograms lowbudget thrillers, featuring hugh wileys chinese detective. With boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree, craig reynolds. The sapphire is stolen from china and turns up in the possession of an unscrupulous. Wong was the first of several movies he would make for monogram studios, a poverty row company that specialized in lowbudget horror and gangster films.
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