Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Release date : August 1, 1939
Runtime : 1h 11m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : William Nigh /
Writers : Scott Darling / Hugh Wiley /
Production companies : Monogram Pictures /
August 1, 1939 1h 11m United States of America Mystery English More
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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. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...
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  • title:Mr. Wong in Chinatown
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1939
  • Runtime:1h 11m
  • Genres: Mystery · Thriller ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: William Nigh /
  • Writers: Scott Darling · Hugh Wiley ·
  • Production companies: Monogram Pictures ·
  • Overview: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. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...
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