Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) DVDRip XviD Wolfman.avi 
Specs:This obscure little movie is a delightful surprise for film buffs. The surprise is Boris Karloff in the role of the well mannered oriental detective. Yes, this is the same Boris Karloff who was Frankenstein the monster! He manages the role as if it were a well worn and comfortable pair of houseshoes, and it becomes unimportant, quickly forgotten and insignificant that a nonoriental is Mr. Wong.
A business man gets involved with a deal involving poison gas. When he is inexplicably found dead in his office under suspicious circumstances, Detective Street (Grant Withers) is called in on the case. The sharp tongued detective Street looks for the blatant and obvious clues, while he often misses what is going on beneath the surface in this mysterious case. Mr. Wong, a well known detective who was acquainted with the victim, begins to notice clues that Detective Street overlooks. The body count begins to mount as the partners of the dead business man also begin to die under strange circumstances. Mr. Wong must keep his mind open in this thriller when the obvious suspect first seems guilty, then innocent as other suspects turn up including a sinister Baron and a Countess. Maxine Jennings is great as Detective Streets lady friend, Myra. Snappy dialogue and good actors move the story along at a good clip. There are a couple of scenes that are shot in poor lighting, but they don't hinder this very good entry in the 1930's detective genre of movies.
This will be an entertaining movie for film buffs.
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Writers: Hugh Wiley (characters), Houston Branch (screenplay)
Release Date: 5 October 1938 (USA)
Genre: Crime / Mystery / Drama
Tagline: Thousands asked to see Collier's Magazine famous detective on the screen... here he is!
Plot Summary: When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders...
Plot Keywords: Detective / Mr Wong / Asian American / Chemical / Glass Blowing
User Comments: A delightful surprise for film buffs: Boris Karloff is Mr. Wong, Detective.
Cast:
Boris Karloff ... Mr. James Lee Wong
Grant Withers ... Captain Sam Street
Maxine Jennings ... Myra Ross, Dayton's Secretary
Evelyn Brent ... Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome
George Lloyd ... Detective Lt. Devlin
Lucien Prival ... Anton Mohl, aka Baron Von Krantz
John St. Polis ... Carl Roemer, Poison Gas Inventor
William Gould ... Theodore Meisel, Dayton's Partner
Hooper Atchley ... Christian Wilk, Dayton's Partner
John Hamilton ... Simon Dayton, President Dayton Chemical Co.
Wilbur Mack ... Russell, Dayton's Office Manager
Lee Tung Foo ... Tchin, Wong's Servant (as Lee Tong Foo)
Lynton Brent ... Detective Tommy
Grace Wood ... Mrs. Carl Roemer
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The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) DVDRip XviD Wolfman.avi Specs:Although this is a typical "B" movie from the 1930s, it is way above the average suspense flick from that period. It has a lot of interesting elements such as the presence of a valuable gem sapphire called "The Daughter of the Moon", a gunshot out of nowhere, a creepy old house, and a gathering of sinister characters in which all would have motives to commit murder.
Karloff may seem superficially miscast seeming to look just passably Chinese with the makeup used, but one must consider the premise that Mr. Wong is supposed to be raised in England and educated at Heidelberg, Germany and Oxford, England which would account for his heavy British accent.
The film continues at a fine pace throughout the film with the various characters functioning as red herrings (love triangles, attempts to reclaim the gem, another murder, an attempt on Mr. Wong's life) until the true murderer is revealed at the end of the film (which I won't reveal here).
Worthy to be mentioned along with the best of the "Charlie Chan" and "Mr. Wong" series from the same period.
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Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) DVDRip XviD Wolfman.avi Specs:Princess Lin Hwa(Lotus Long) visits Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) at his residence for assistance, however, she is killed by a poisoned arrow. Mr. Wong, with Capt. Street (Grant Withers), seeks the murderer. They are helped by Bobby Logan (Marjorie Reynolds), a reporter and Street's girfriend. They arrive at the princess's apartment to investigate and look for clues, at the same time they find her maid has been murdered. The only witness to the murder is a mute dwarf (Angelo Rosita) who mysteriously disappears. Karloff held this picture together and has made this film a true Mr. Wong series classic for all Karloff fans. It is difficult to critize this film, it was made with a very low budget and was considered a "B" film in 1939, which was usually shown with another picture, news and a cartoon. Boris Karloff was between filming of horror movies and this Mr. Wong series gave him a small income.(not like the large salaries of movie stars today. However, Karloff is very calm and unmoved in this film and nothing seems to bother Mr. Wong at all!
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Mr. Wong - The Fatal Hour (1940) DVDRip XviD Wolfman.avi Specs:Although not as legendary or eloquent as his contemporary British colleague Sherlock Holmes, Oriental detective Mr. Wong successfully solved quite a lot of difficult cases as well, with his splendid observation talents and marvelous deduction skills. "The Fatal Hour" is the fourth film in a series of six, all but one starring the unequaled master-actor Boris Karloff in the role James Lee Wong. Police Captain Bill Street always calls him upon for help whenever there's a complex murder case with connections to the oriental community of San Francisco. In "The Fatal Hour", Street's colleague and long time friend Dan O'Grady has been murdered during his investigation of an extended oriental jewelry smuggling network. The owner of the dubious Neptune bar near the harbor – where all the smuggling import and export takes place - is the obvious suspect, but there are a lot more people involved. This isn't a very sensational film in terms of violent bloodshed or wild car chases, but the plot is quite compelling and the dialogues are fluently written. There are a couple of ingenious red herrings and I liked the realistic aspect that Wong isn't a superhero who prevents further murders from happening and thus has to face several more dead bodies during his investigation. Even though pretty much performing on automatic pilot, Karloff is terrific and he receives good feedback from the supportive cast. Particularly Marjorie Reynolds is likable as the obtrusive yet helpful gossip reporter Bobby Logan. Recommended in case you have 70 minutes to spare.
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Mr. Wong - Doomed to Die (1940) DVDRip XviD Wolfman.avi Specs:As far as mystery B-movies go, you cant go "Wong" with this one. Karloff returns once again as the famous Chinese detective James Lee Wong to solve the murder of a shipping tycoon. What seems like an open and shut case to Capt. Street (Grant Withers) quickly becomes a web of deceit, lies and murder! I've only seen two Wong films, this and "The Fatal Hour", but I really enjoyed them both, largely due to Capt. Street and his "sidekick" reporter Bobbie Logan. The banter between them is cliché, but often pretty funny anyway. They have great chemistry together on screen. Karloff is, of course, great as Wong. I loved his entrances from the most unlikely places, such as windows or fire escapes. The plot was pretty straight forward, though it was full of red-herrings and false suspects that made the conclusion a bit hard to guess. Not that that's a bad thing mind you, I quite enjoyed the ending. To sum up, I recommend this as well as the slightly better "Fatal Hour" as two of the best mystery B-movies you'll find out there.
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Mr. Wong - Phantom of Chinatown (1940) DVDRip XviD Wolfman.avi Specs:Apart from the whodunit element of the film which drives the narrative in an entertaining way there are other interesting things in the film. Several James Lee Wong films had been made previously with Boris Karloff in the title role, who as the elderly 'Chinese cop' solved several mysteries and although he was made up to look oriental (skin colour etc.) there was always that beautiful English voice spoiling the effect. The films were nevertheless good mystery stories, filmed in Monogram's low budget efficient way.
In 'Phantom of Chinatown' James Lee Wong is played by Keye Luke, a rare leading role then for an Asian actor. He is not a detective but a student and younger. (Confusingly Grant Withers who plays Inspector Street was in the earlier Karloff films and this one but treats Wong like he had never met him before. Perhaps this is a prequel!) Keye Luke is excellent and it is a shame he didn't make any more Mr Wong films as he is definitely shines in this. Charming and bright and capable. He has a nice line in humour too. The other members of the cast are OK. Grant Withers as Street is his usual grouchy self. Lotus Long as the Chinese secret agent is particularly delicious. A series with her and Luke would have been great. Oh well.
It also has a very sympathetic view of the Chinese people. Wong is definitely the most able character in the film. Furthermore at the beginning as the professor shows film of the expedition and what appears to be ungainly dancing to which the academics in the audience laugh patronisingly, until they are reminded sharply that the Chinese were civilised long before the west. In another scene at the murdered man's house when people are questioned about their movements Captain Street assumes that all Lotus Long would eat for lunch would be "chop suey" and is surprised to learn she had coffee and apple pie. A nice inversion of a cliché. The best gag in the film is when Keye Luke compares the acquisition of Chinese treasures to digging up Washington's bones in the USA. As a positive picture of Asian Americans the film stands out for its time.
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Writers: Hugh Wiley (characters from "James Lee Wong" series in Collier's Magazine), Ralph Gilbert Bettison (story)
Release Date: 18 November 1940 (USA)
Genre: Mystery
Plot Keywords: China / Expedition / Mr Wong / Murder / Poison
Cast:
Keye Luke ... James Lee 'Jimmy' Wong
Grant Withers ... Police Captain Street
Lotus Long ... Win Lee, Benton's Secretary
Charles F. Miller ... Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller)
Huntley Gordon ... Dr. Norman Wilkes
Virginia Carpenter ... Louise Benton
John Dilson ... Charles 'Charlie' Fraser (as John H. Dilson)
Paul McVey ... Detective Grady
John Holland ... Co-Pilot Mason
Richard Terry ... Toreno (as Dick Terry)
Robert Kellard ... Pilot Tommy Dean
Willy Castello ... Jonas, Benton's Butler (as William Castello)
Lee Tung Foo ... Foo, Jimmy's Cook
Note : These were ripped from R1/NTSC discs - consequently a slight interlacing could not be avoided.
Note 2: The DVDs did not include any subs.
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