Synopsis investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the daughter of the moon. James lee wong is a fictional chineseamerican detective created by hugh wiley 18841968 who appeared in a series of stories in colliers magazine from 1934 to 1938 and a series of films from 1938 to 1940. Wong and it comes across as a very good performance. Wong, who is desperately trying become ruler of a large province in.
Enjoyable if less that competent mystery with boris karloff once again playing hugh wileys oriental detective mr. Author hugh wiley created the distinguished, gentlemanly oriental detective james lee wong for a colliers magazine story in 1935. As li see he is the low profile owner of a herb shop patronized for comic relief by a stereotypical irish cop. Is really difficult to think in karloff as a chinese person, but the british actor delivers a solid performance, if you can dig his weird accent. Wong must solve the murder of an antiques collector whose fabulous diamond is. Wong 1939 cast and crew art collector brandon edwards morgan wallace is murdered shortly after smuggling a precious jewel out of china, despite a warning that whoever takes.
William nigh mr wong tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the moon. Boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree director. 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. Wong is a 1939 american mystery crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff plot art collector brandon edwards morgan wallace is murdered shortly after. In the second of what would be a six film series from monogram, the methodical mr. But he is secretly the title character who will stop at nothing to gather all twelve of the coins of confucius. Wongs patience and intelligence can solve the mystery.
James wong, detective of san franciscos chinatown, protagonist of several poverty row mysteries. Wong must solve the murder of an antiques collector whose fabulous diamond is stolen. Soon after, the collector receives a death threat, and knowing the jewels reputation for being cursed, calls in mr. In this film wong solves the murder of a gem collector who came into possession of the worls larges sapphire after.
Wongs main interest is solving murders and hes an expert at it. Wong arrives in the middle of the collectors party, and soon after being presented with all the clues to the case, the collector is murdered when the lights go out briefly. 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. Street, the tone was set for all six films, which have been restored for this dvd. Wong remains an aboveaverage bthriller anchored by boris karloffs relaxed rendering of pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated chinese sleuth. Nor should the mysterious mr wong 1934 be mistaken for mr. A gay party is interrupted by murder and the worlds most costly jewel. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in. I luv all of mr wong, detective, 1938 w boris karloff wong, detective monogram, one sheet x the debut of mr. Wong whodunits, monogram available at 2012 november dallas. Wong in chinatown 1939 when a chinese princess is killed in mr. Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown underworld, and wallace ford as a wisecracking reporter. Wong finds two captains with the intial j in the case, neither being quite what he.
Wong, appeared in at least a dozen stories, full of white slavery and opium dens in the late thirties in colliers, which were later collected in murder by the dozen. The 2nd in the series of monogram pictures with boris karloff as james lee wong. Wong is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff. Wong 1939 toutes les infos sur le film complet the mystery of mr. Before i discovered mister moto and before i ever saw a charlie chan film, i watched one of my favorite actors, boris karloff, in his mr wong detective by peterpulp on. The complete collection dvd 1938, 1939, 1939, 1940, 1940, 1940. Wong mystery series concerns the theft of the the largest star sapphire in the world. This is the first time i have seen boris karloff playing the chinese detective mr. Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown underworld, and wallace ford as. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of confucius, with which he will be able to acquire the power to become ruler of a large province in china. Wong, detective is available for free download at the internet archive.
Detective i did a little research and discovered that the first movie is. Wong s patience and intelligence can solve the mystery. 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. In this film wong solves the murder of a gem collector who. Here he must unravel the reason behind the unexpected shooting death of a jealous husband at a party, and the secret surrounding a cursed sapphire that was smuggled out of china. She proves to be princess lin hwa, on a secret military mission for chinese forces fighting the japanese invasion. The second film in the mystery series about a chinese sleuth, this one concerns the theft of the eye of the daughter of the moon, the largest star sapphire in the world, which is stolen from china and turns up in the possession of an unscrupulous gem collector, who receives a death threat containing clues to the potential murderers identity and calls in mr. Retromedia presents a doubledose of monogram programmers with its bluray combo of william nigh s the mysterious mr. With karloff as james lee wong and grant withers as capt. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris.
James lee wong created by hugh wiley 18841968 s an franciscos famous chinese sleuth, james lee wong, better known as mr. Wong en francais, streaming gratuit, soustitres et audio dorigine. This item has been crafted and compiledby ourselves and will be neatly presented on three high quality brand dvds with printed artwork on the discs as shown in slimline plastic wallets. William nigh a wiseguy reporter is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Starring boris karloff, grant withers, marjorie reynolds, william sterling, catherine craig, guy usher and henry brandon. Karloff breathes most of the life this film has which tells of a wealthy man and his less than devoted wife and his burgeoning collection of rare and valuable oriental artifacts most recently the rarest gem of all, the eye of the moon.
The mystery of mr wong full movie good quality 1939. The plot is simple, the strange murders are against logic, but mr. Wong is available for free download at the internet archive this article about a mystery film is a stub. The sapphire is stolen from china and turns up in the possession of an unscrupulous. Wong 1939 this is the second film in the monogram series featuring boris karloff as the softspoken chinese detective, james lee wong. Eliminating ceilings saved construction money and made lighting easier. When it is revealed that the princess was on an important mission wong has to move fast to close this case. Bela lugosi changes genres in 1934s the mysterious mr. Wong is the second of five lowbudget films with boris karloff as oxfordeducated detective james lee wong, based on a series of short stories by hugh wiley, this time attempting to solve a mystery of murder and jewel theft. Wong detective 1938 mr wong in china town 1939 the mystery of mr.
Wong to life on the big screen with 6 feature films, 5 of which starred boris karloff. Wong detective presented boris karloff as pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated oriental sleuth. Wong features starring boris karloff finds wealthy gemcollector brandon edwards gaining possession of the largest star sapphire in the world, the eye of the daughter of the moon, after it has been stolen in china. Watch colliers magazines famous chinese sleuth trick a triplekiller into giving himself away. Wong is a 1939 film about a detective who tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel. Wong was the first of several movies he would make for monogram studios, a poverty row company that specialized in lowbudget horror and gangster films. Wong s main interest is solving murders and hes an expert at it. Wong 1939 by hnetwork on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Wong, detective, 1938, directed by william nigh, with boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, at turner classic movies. Wong 1939 the best wong picture, thanks to strong direction from william nigh. If i compare it to the best of the b flicks, such as the thin man series which earns a 9 from me, id award mysterious mr wong an 8. Dec 25, 2017 the 2nd in the series of monogram pictures with boris karloff as james lee wong. Before i even decided to watch the first movie in the series mr wong, detective i did a little research and discovered that the first movie is considered the best in the series but i must say after watching the mystery of mr wong i was pleasantly surprised, not only was it not as bad as had been implied by various movie guides but i thought it was far superior to its predecessor. Wongs home he has to find out why she was killed and who the killer is.
Wong boris karloff investigates the murder of an antiques collector. With boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree, craig reynolds. Movie starsmovie tvcharlie chanjohn carradinemystery filmpeter lorredetective seriesloriefilm posters. Karloff movie trailers classic cartoons of the era product specs.
Wong is a thrilling mystery made at the height of hollywoods fascination with asian sleuths. Wong en streaming, telecharger film the mystery of mr. James lee wong is a fictional chineseamerican detective created by hugh wiley 18841968 who appeared in a series of stories in colliers magazine from 1934 to 1938 and a. Among his films there were such classics as the corpse vanishes 1942, the ape man 1943 and voodoo man 1944. Wong 1939 nr 03081939 us drama, mystery, thriller 1h 8m user score. Mr wong in the mystery of mr wong 1939 with boris karloff.