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The Mystery of Mr. Wong( 1939)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Boris Karloff

      James Lee Wong

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      Grant Withers

      Police Capt. Sam Street

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      Dorothy Tree

      Valerie Edwards

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      Craig Reynolds

      Peter Harrison

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      Ivan Lebedeff

      Michael Strogonoff

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      Holmes Herbert

      Prof. Ed Janney

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      Morgan Wallace

      Brandon Edwards

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      Lotus Long

      Drina

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      Chester Gan

      Sing

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      Hooper Atchley

      Carslake

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      Bruce Wong

      Asian Man

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      Jack Kennedy

      Police Guard

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      Lee Tung Foo

      Willie

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      Wilbur Mack

      Ballstics Expert

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      Dick Morehead

      Police Detective

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      Joe Devlin

      Police Lt. George Devlin

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      I. Stanford Jolley

      Charades-Player

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jun 22 2022
    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 orienta...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • private detective
    • mr. wong