Wongs study in this, the third of monograms lowbudget thrillers, featuring hugh wileys chinese detective. Wong, detective stars boriskarloff, grantwithers, evelynbrent, maxinejennings the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 9 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Wong, detective 1938, based on colliers stories by hugh wiley. The plot of the film involves extraterrestrial beings who are seeking to stop humans from creating a doomsday weapon that would destroy the universe. Poti folosi lista top imdb pentru a vedea cele mai bune filme. Mr wong appeared in magazine stories and a series of films. An industrial chemical manufacturer shows up one evening, seeking mr. James lee wong, and grant withers as street, whose first name and rank changed from film to film. Boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree, craig reynolds, ivan lebedeff, holmes herbert, morgan wallace, lotus long, chester gan, hooper atchley, bruce wong, jack kennedy, joe devlin, lee tung foo, wilbur mack et dick morehead. See more ideas about charlie chan, detective movies and film. Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. The film detective is a onestop source for classic feature films as well as many cult movie classics and hundreds of hours of classic tv from the 1950s and 60s with titles now available in hd. Wong, is a fictional chineseamerican detective created by hugh wiley 18841968. 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.
Film opens fast with a frighten man seeking help from mr wong. Wong in chinatown 1939 had five asian actors in support, while the mystery of mr. Wong, detective the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Of the two films i watched for this piece, both on amazon prime, mr. In the course of doing so, the aliens implement plan 9, a scheme to resurrect earths dead as what modern audiences would consider zombies called ghouls in the film itself to get the planet. Wong, detective full movie boris karloff, grant withers. Wong, two series starring caucasian actors playing asian detectives. Wong, detective, 1938, directed by william nigh, with boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, at turner classic movies. When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong to help him, wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. When the life of industrialist simon dayton john hamilton is threatened, he makes an appointment with the one man who.
Boris karloff six uncut features the success of charlie chan and mr. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh. He definately makes a better monster than he does an asian super sleuth. Wong films also had significant asian supporting casts. Wong, detective is a 1938 film about a chineseamerican detective. Wong, detective 1938 factory owner simon dayton john hamilton visits the office of private detective james lee wong boris karloff in san franciscos chinatown, claiming to be in danger. Wong en streaming, telecharger film the mystery of mr. The films run a little over one hour so the movies move on rapidly. The sixth and final film in the series, phantom of chinatown, was. In the first of a popular movie franchise from monogram pictures, director william nigh unfurls an intriguing mystery headlined by a cast that includes grant withers, maxine jennings, and evelyn brant. Plot simon dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the. Lotus long is in both of them, but gets murdered each time. Wong, except for the last film, where he was played by keye luke.
Thousands asked to see colliers magazine famous detective on the screen. When wong gets there the next day the man is already dead. Detective sherlock holmes agatha christie ellery queen maigret charlie chan mr moto james lee wong dick tracy dick barton mike hammer o. 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. Cashing in on the success of both charlie chan and mr. However, its also an awful lot like several other monogram filmsand is most like their next wong film, the mystery of mr.
Wong, detective starts out with a chemical manufacturer asking for his help as he fears his life is in danger. With karloff as james lee wong and grant withers as capt. I couldnt care less if an old movie like this uses a real asian in the role or not warner oland was pretty brilliant as charlie chan, after all. This speciallypriced bundlepack contains all six mr. Our archive includes classic westerns, horror, mystery, family, martial arts, film noir, religious programming, cult classics, silents, classic. So detective wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.
Wong detective is a dramatic murder mystery film from 1938. Inspector street is summoned to the scene of the crime and is followed by reporter bobby logan, who identifies the victim as a chinese. Author hugh wiley created the distinguished, gentlemanly oriental detective james lee wong for a colliers magazine story in 1935. Monogram pictures, once a film studio that specialized in low budget b movies. Street, the tone was set for all six films, which have been restored for this dvd. 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. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victims company. Boris karloff, grant withers and dorothy tree the mr. Wong, detective 1938 a mega chemical industrialist who fears for his life has contacted wong for help. This isnt one star for the films but for the actual set provided. Wong detective presented boris karloff as pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated oriental sleuth. Wong, detective, karloff in no way looks asian and a slight accent gets in the way.
This was remade as the docks of new orleans, a 1948 charlie chan movie. The first five films, all directed by william nigh, starred karloff as mr. I bought the sixdisc collection from alpha video mr. This is a list of all of the movies starring both mr. With boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, evelyn brent. Asian detectives in 1930s hollywood brian camps film. Five additional films were made in 1939 and 1940, ending with phantom of chinatown in 1940. Wong, detective 1938 feature film gorillas on dailymotion.
Wong to life on the big screen with 6 feature films, 5 of which starred boris karloff. Wong movie, then repeated two years later in a charlie chan film titled murder over new york, then repeated again with. Stars boris karloff, grant withers and maxine jennings. Wong accepts the case and agrees to meet the man the next morning to discuss the particulars. Wong, detective the film detective restored version. Wong mysteries that were based on the work of author hugh wiley. His murder is a mind bender in the tradition of chan films as no one can figure out how a man in a. When investigating the death of a chemical manufacturer, detective james wong boris karloff uncovers an international spy ring. Wong as six feet tall, educated at yale university and with the face of a foreign devila yankee. A glimpse into the mind of the brilliant chef behind mr. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first. A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective james wong to help him. A chemical manufacturer comes to detective james wong boris karloff one day and asks him for help. Boris karloff, keye luke, grant withers, maxine jennings, dorothy tree, lotus long, marjorie reynolds, charles trowbridge, charles miller, huntley gordon, william nigh, phil rosen.
Moto, monogram pictures ushered in their own oriental detective series in 1938 with boris karloff as mr. Pretty good classic detective movies with the inimitable boris karloff as james lee wong character derived from a series of magazine stories from the 1930s one clever method of disposing of a person showed up first in a mr. Stars boris karloff, grant withers and maxine jennings the mr. The next day, the man is dead and the police, led by captain street series regular grant withers, are baffled how.
The mystery of mr wong full movie good quality 1939. 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. Wongs main interest is solving murders and hes an expert at it. With horror films temporarily in the doldrums and his career needing a fresh tangent, karloff jumped at the chance to play the gentlemanly and dignified sleuth of hugh. During a game of charades, edwards is mysteriously shot. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first appearance as mr.