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MysteryThrillerCrime

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

- A gay party is interrupted by murder and the world's most costly jewel stolen!

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. 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.

Release Date : 1939-03-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Monogram Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Boris Karloff

Character Name : James Lee Wong

Original Name : Boris Karloff

Gender : Male

Grant Withers

Character Name : Police Capt. Sam Street

Original Name : Grant Withers

Gender : Male

Dorothy Tree

Character Name : Valerie Edwards

Original Name : Dorothy Tree

Gender : Female

Craig Reynolds

Character Name : Peter Harrison

Original Name : Craig Reynolds

Gender : Male

Ivan Lebedeff

Character Name : Michael Strogonoff

Original Name : Ivan Lebedeff

Gender : Male

Holmes Herbert

Character Name : Prof. Ed Janney

Original Name : Holmes Herbert

Gender : Male

Morgan Wallace

Character Name : Brandon Edwards

Original Name : Morgan Wallace

Gender : Male

Lotus Long

Character Name : Drina

Original Name : Lotus Long

Gender : Female

Chester Gan

Character Name : Sing

Original Name : Chester Gan

Gender : Male

Hooper Atchley

Character Name : Carslake

Original Name : Hooper Atchley

Gender : Male

Bruce Wong

Character Name : Asian Man

Original Name : Bruce Wong

Gender : Male

Jack Kennedy

Character Name : Police Guard

Original Name : Jack Kennedy

Gender : Male

Lee Tung Foo

Character Name : Willie

Original Name : Lee Tung Foo

Gender : Male

Wilbur Mack

Character Name : Ballstics Expert

Original Name : Wilbur Mack

Gender : Male

Dick Morehead

Character Name : Police Detective

Original Name : Dick Morehead

Gender : Male

Joe Devlin

Character Name : Police Lt. George Devlin

Original Name : Joe Devlin

Gender : Male

I. Stanford Jolley

Character Name : Charades-Player

Original Name : I. Stanford Jolley

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-22

Luckily, I've never been a great fan of charades - which is just as well because in this short and sweet little murder mystery, it (called "Indications" here) proves to have quite lethal consequences! It falls to "Capt. Street" (Grant Withers) assisted by criminologists "Wong" (Boris Karloff) and his pal "Janney" (Holmes Herbert) to try to establish why "Edwards" was shot during the role-playing game. As ever, there are no shortage of suspects ranging from his soon-to-be disinherited wife "Val" (Dorothy Tree) to his secretary "Harrison" (Craig Reynolds) as well as some rather mysterious oriental folks who seem very nimble in the frequently darkly lit (if at all) scenarios.. Oh, and we mustn't forget that the legendary sapphire "Eye of the Daughter of the Moon" (trips of the tongue that one, eh?) has gone awol too - along with a letter from the lately deceased naming the person he suspected might try to bump him off. It is a quickly paced and reasonably well written adventure, this. Karloff is on good form and hell, even the usually wooden as a plank Ivan Lebedeff ("Strogonoff") adds some value too. One of the better "Wong" stories and well worth an hour.