Wong will be supreme ruler of the chinese province of keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled. The second film in the mystery series about a chinese sleuth, this. Wong, detective 1938boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings. As li see he is the low profile owner of a herb shop patronized for comic relief by a stereotypical irish cop. The plot of the film involves extraterrestrial beings who are seeking to stop humans from creating a doomsday weapon that would destroy the universe. Wong is a thrilling mystery made at the height of hollywoods fascination with asian sleuths. See more ideas about charlie chan, detective movies and film. Wong boris karloff investigates the murder of an antique collector. The eye of the daughter of the moon is the largest star sapphire in the world. In the second of what would be a six film series from monogram, the methodical mr. Wong online on mx player enjoy full the mystery of mr.
The story is about a pretty chinese woman, seeking help from san francisco detective. With boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree, craig reynolds. Detective i did a little research and discovered that the first movie is. Stolen from china, it comes into the possession of gem collector. Dvd extras include photo gallery, boris karloff movie. Wongs abilities to discover why a piece of broken glass was found near each victim and to discover the identity of the real killer. Boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree, craig reynolds. Karloff movie trailers classic cartoons of the era product specs. Moto films, boris karloff, famous for his unforgettable portrayal of frankenstein, plays mr. With boris karloff, marjorie reynolds, grant withers, huntley gordon.
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. Download our free nook app escape into a good book things to do at home. Wong, detective is available for free download at the internet archive. 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. Wongs study in this, the third of monograms lowbudget thrillers, featuring hugh wileys chinese detective. 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. Wong the 1939 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Wong mystery series concerns the theft of the the largest star sapphire in the world. Wong stars boriskarloff, grantwithers, dorothytree, craigreynolds the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 8 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. 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. Detective james lee wong boris karloff must find the eye of the daughter of the moon, a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in china and.
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. 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, two series starring caucasian actors playing asian detectives. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in. Wong remains an aboveaverage bthriller anchored by boris karloffs relaxed rendering of pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated chinese sleuth. Wong, a dignified asian sleuth who is a match for any mystery. Bela lugosi changes genres in 1934s the mysterious mr. Wong, a harmless chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless bloodthirsty pursuer of the twelve coins of confucius by night. Wong in chinatown was the third in a successful string of monogram features that began in 1938 with mr. Wong film in streaming in linea di download film sono dotati di caratteristiche.
The sapphire is stolen from china and turns up in the possession of an unscrupulous. Wong, detective and continued with the mystery of mr. Wong boris karloff grant withers dorothy tree 1939 art collector brandon edwards morgan wallace is murdered shortly after smuggling a precious jewel out of china, despite a warning that whoever takes. Wong is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff. Wong series, the first 5 starring boris karloff as the popular chinese detective, and the final one starring keye luke. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the daugther of the moon. During a game of charades, edwards is mysteriously.
Wong 1939 by hnetwork on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Wong s abilities to discover why a piece of broken glass was found near each victim and to discover the identity of the real killer. In the course of doing so, the aliens implement plan 9, a scheme to resurrect earths dead as what modern audiences would consider zombies called ghouls in the film itself to get the planet. Wong s study in this, the third of monograms lowbudget thrillers, featuring hugh wileys chinese detective. Wong 1939 boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree. Wong in chinatown is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff as mr. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris. Wong, contains some elements from murder at midnight, including the playlet acted during a game of charades. 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. A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous chinatown as wong gets control of 11 of the 12 coins. This is a list of all of the movies starring both mr. Wong in chinatown is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff. She proves to be princess lin hwa, on a secret military mission for chinese forces fighting the japanese. 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.
Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first appearance as mr. Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Scott darling screenplay, hugh wiley based on the james lee wong series in colliers magazine written by. Wong correctly guesses the mystery being enacted as murder comes at midnight. 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. A gay party is interrupted by murder and the worlds most costly jewel stolen. But he is secretly the title character who will stop at nothing to gather all twelve of the coins of confucius.
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