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Phantom of Chinatown( 1940)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Keye Luke

      James Lee Wong

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      Lotus Long

      Win Lee, Benton's Secretary

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      Grant Withers

      Police Captain Street

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      Charles Miller

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

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      Huntley Gordon

      Dr. Norman Wilkes

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      Virginia Carpenter

      Louise Benton

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      John Dilson

      Charlie Frasier

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      Paul McVey

      Detective Grady

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      John Holland

      Mason

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      Richard Terry

      Toreno

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      Robert Kellard

      Tommy Dean

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      Willy Castello

      Jonas

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      Lee Tung Foo

      Foo

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      Lynton Brent

      Radio News Broadcaster

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      Jack Cheatham

      Stakeout Cop

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      Heinie Conklin

      Detective in Refrigerator

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      William Gould

      Policeman

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      Bruce Mitchell

      Police Officer Stationed at Front Door

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      William J. O'Brien

      Extra in Audience at Benton's Lecture

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      Victor Wong

      Charley Won

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 23 2022
    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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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