Watch Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) Official Trailer
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5.6 / 10 IMDb October 5, 1938 1h 10m
A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.
Director
Runtime
1h 10m
Release Date
October 5, 1938
Genre
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Boris Karloff
as James Lee Wong
Grant Withers
as Police Capt. Sam Street
Maxine Jennings
as Myra Ross
Evelyn Brent
as Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome
George Lloyd
as Devlin
Lucien Prival
as Anton Mohl
John St. Polis
as Carl Roemer
William Gould
as Theodore Meisle
Hooper Atchley
as Christian Wilk
John Hamilton
as Simon Dayton
Wilbur Mack
as Russell
Lee Tung Foo
as Tchin
Lynton Brent
as Tommy
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Grace Wood
as Mrs. Roemer
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Frank Bruno
as Lescardi (uncredited)
Ed Cassidy
as Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
as Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
as Warehouse Man (uncredited)
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George DeNormand
as John (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
as Coroner (uncredited)
Production Companies
Monogram Pictures
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