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CrimeMysteryThriller

Phantom of Chinatown

- A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong!

In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on.

Release Date : 1940-11-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Monogram Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Keye Luke

Character Name : James Lee Wong

Original Name : Keye Luke

Gender : Male

Lotus Long

Character Name : Win Lee, Benton's Secretary

Original Name : Lotus Long

Gender : Female

Grant Withers

Character Name : Police Captain Street

Original Name : Grant Withers

Gender : Male

Charles Miller

Character Name : Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller)

Original Name : Charles Miller

Gender : Male

Huntley Gordon

Character Name : Dr. Norman Wilkes

Original Name : Huntley Gordon

Gender : Male

Virginia Carpenter

Character Name : Louise Benton

Original Name : Virginia Carpenter

Gender : Female

John Dilson

Character Name : Charlie Frasier

Original Name : John Dilson

Gender : Male

Paul McVey

Character Name : Detective Grady

Original Name : Paul McVey

Gender : Male

John Holland

Character Name : Mason

Original Name : John Holland

Gender : Male

Richard Terry

Character Name : Toreno

Original Name : Richard Terry

Gender : Male

Robert Kellard

Character Name : Tommy Dean

Original Name : Robert Kellard

Gender : Male

Willy Castello

Character Name : Jonas

Original Name : Willy Castello

Gender : Male

Lee Tung Foo

Character Name : Foo

Original Name : Lee Tung Foo

Gender : Male

Lynton Brent

Character Name : Radio News Broadcaster

Original Name : Lynton Brent

Gender : Male

Jack Cheatham

Character Name : Stakeout Cop

Original Name : Jack Cheatham

Gender : Male

Heinie Conklin

Character Name : Detective in Refrigerator

Original Name : Heinie Conklin

Gender : Male

William Gould

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : William Gould

Gender : Male

Bruce Mitchell

Character Name : Police Officer Stationed at Front Door

Original Name : Bruce Mitchell

Gender : Male

William J. O'Brien

Character Name : Extra in Audience at Benton's Lecture

Original Name : William J. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Victor Wong

Character Name : Charley Won

Original Name : Victor Wong

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-23

This is quite a fun little murder mystery with Keye Luke on good form as "Jimmy Wong" who is brought in by police captain "Street" (Grant Withers) to investigate the murder of a renowned archaeologist who had only just returned from an expedition to Mongolia. Who did what to whom all revolves around the search for a mysterious scroll that he had recovered from a tomb. which may reveal the location of some large oil deposits. It's actually quite well written with plenty of twists and turns and it's not so very easy to guess the culprit until near the end of this short feature. Luke isn't as good as Karloff was in the earlier "Wong" films, but I found him easily as good and entertaining a detective in this as Sydney Toler was in many of the "Charlie Chan" films, in which Luke also appeared.