Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the william nighdirected movie via. I couldnt care less if an old movie like this uses a real asian in the role or not warner oland was pretty brilliant as charlie chan, after all. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victims company. Wong, a well known detective who was acquainted with the victim, begins to notice clues that detective street overlooks. The solution to this one is kind of obvious about halfway through so i was shouting at the screen for the last half, though that didnt help wong and street solve it faster. Wong a fictional chineseamerican detective, named james lee wong simply mr. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris. Wong, detective 1938 feature film gorillas on dailymotion. As for the movies themselves, the first five all have boris karloff as mr. Wong, except for the last film, where he was played by keye luke. Wong, two series starring caucasian actors playing asian detectives.
Wong, detective 1938stream and watch online moviefone. Wong movies, and it is just as good as the first one. Stars boris karloff, grant withers and maxine jennings the mr. I couldnt care less if an old movie like this uses a real asian in the role or notwarner oland was pretty brilliant as charlie chan, after all. When wong gets there the next day the man is already dead. Plot simon dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Detective james lee wong is on the scene as archaeologist dr. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first appearance as mr. Wong film featured chineseamerican actor keye luke in the title role, the first time an american sound film used an asian actor to play a lead asian detective. Moto, monogram pictures ushered in their own oriental detective series in 1938 with boris karloff as mr. Burns and allen christmas crime cult film dangerous assignment dick van dyke dragnet drama edgar g. Wong detective 1938 if you enjoy this movie please click like and subscribe to the channel. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victim. The complete collection appear to have been taken from television prints. Wongs main interest is solving murders and hes an expert at it. Wong, detective trailer film gorillas on dailymotion. Download books the case files of the oriental sleuths. Wong accepts the case and agrees to meet the man the next morning to discuss the particulars. Wong is available for free download at the internet archive this article about a mystery film is a stub. The in the series of monogram pictures with boris karloff as james lee wong.
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. Dayton and his partners meisle william gould and wilk hooper atchley have been selling a poison gas invented by roemer john st. Wong, detective the film detective restored version. When investigating the death of a chemical manufacturer, detective james wong boris karloff uncovers an international spy ring. Wong, detective starts out with a chemical manufacturer asking for his help as he fears his life is in danger.
Wong whodunits, monogram available at 2012 november dallas. The sixth and final film in the series, phantom of chinatown, was issued in 1940 and actually starred keye luke who replaced karloff as a younger mr. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first. Wong, detective online free full movie now download or watch totally free full mr. Wong, detective 1938 factory owner simon dayton john hamilton visits the office of private detective james lee wong boris karloff in san franciscos chinatown, claiming to be in danger. Wong, detective full movie good quality 1938 youtube. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Wong, detective is rather interesting, and boris karloffs good performance as the detective also makes it worth seeing. Wong typical for westerners to be asians in films back then in the first five films, the movies were made at what was considered poverty row back in those days and to get karloff was considered quite the deal.
This page was last edited on 4 december 2018, at 17. There are a few movie detective series that are a lot of fun to watch over the years. Thousands asked to see colliers magazine famous detective on the screen. Wong uncovers a smuggling ring on the waterfront of san francisco and unmasks the killer, though not until several more murders occur. Wong, detective is a 1938 film about a chineseamerican detective. In the first five films, boris karloff took the lead role. Mr wong detective full movie hastings mystery theater. Hastings mystery theater is a cable access tv show that comes on every thursday and friday at 7. Ulmer favorites federal men film noir flash gordon.
When business magnate simon dayton is found dead inside his locked office moments after police detective sam street saw him at the window, renowned private detective. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william. Wong, detective 1938 murder at the baskervilles 1941. Wong, detective 1938 streaming vf gratuit film complet. The sapphire is stolen from china and turns up in the possession of an unscrupulous. Wong created by hugh wiley for a series of stories in colliers magazine in the mid1930s was the lead character in a series of six films from monogram pictures. The mandalorian, gravity falls, and free solo top our list of the best prime video.
A chemical manufacturer asks detective wong to help him get to the bottom of a crime. The poverty row production company scored a huge coup when it signed boris karloff to play james lee wong. In 1938 monogram began a long and profitable policy of making series and hiring familiar players to star in them, such as boris karloff and the mr. John benton, recently returned from an expedition in china where a valuable ancient scroll was recovered, is murdered while giving a lecture on the expedition.
When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong to help him, wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. Wong, detective available in 720p as well as 1080p high definition quality sourced from blu ray and dvd. In the first of a popular movie franchise from monogram pictures, director william nigh unfurls an intriguing mystery headlined by a cast that includes grant withers, maxine jennings, and evelyn brant. When captain streets best friend dan ogrady is murdered, street enlists the help of chinese detective james lee wong boris karloff. In the first of a popular movie franchise from monogram pictures, director william nigh unfurls an intriguing mystery. With boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, evelyn brent. Wong, investigating the death of a chinese princess long who was killed in wong s house by a poisoned dart. Some people have downloaded this action and adventure video as well as loved it. Wong, detective the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. 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 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. Then, on three separate occasions during the film, we have people walk into small, confined.
A chemical manufacturer comes to detective james wong boris karloff one day and asks him for help. But the most popular would have to be the charlie chan series. Even as a satire, this portrayal of the hard boiled detective falls flat on its face for me. See more ideas about charlie chan, movies and old movies. Cashing in on the success of both charlie chan and mr. Wong, detective manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. Jul 12, 2016 there are a few movie detective series that are a lot of fun to watch over the years. Wong, detective on your tv or mobile device at home. Moreover, as the story unfolds andre finds there is more to helene, and the baron and he makes it his mission to unravel the mystery. Wong, detective is available for free download at the internet archive. Top 15 charlie chan films brothers ink productions. Detective sherlock holmes agatha christie ellery queen maigret charlie chan mr moto james lee wong dick tracy dick barton mike hammer o. 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.
Wong, bulldog drummond, the thin man, and philo vance all come to mind as great series. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Wong detective presented boris karloff as pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated oriental sleuth. Although most of the production is pretty plain, the basic mystery story in mr. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. This was the first film in the series and some characters. In this film wong solves the murder of a gem collector who came into possess. This was the first film in the series and some characters are added later and become more refined. Wong detective is a dramatic murder mystery film from 1938.
Luke had formerly played one of charlie chan s sons in the chan mysteries and kato in the green hornet 1939 serial. This is a list of all of the movies starring both mr. When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong boris karloff to help him, wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. Wong, detective movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Moto films collection 5 dvdr 9 movies 19371965 starring peter lorre and henry. William henry pratt aka boris karloff looks about as asian as i do my ancestry is eastern. I luv all of mr wong, detective, 1938 w boris karloff 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 wong, detective monogram, one sheet x the debut of mr. Youll find a bunch of charlie chan, dick tracy and sherlock holmes movies in this list.
He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison. Make sure you check the subcategory film noir if you want one of those. Wong mystery series concerns the theft of the the largest star sapphire in the world. Wong and a girl reporter investigate a shipping magnates murder. Wong is visited by simon dayton john hamilton, an industrialist fearing for his life. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. Karloff brought a human touch to every role that he played, and even though this is an atypical part for him, he is a believable mr. Charlie chan was a honolulu detective of chinese descent, created by author earl derr biggers. Karloff returns for the third time as the chinese detective mr. Wong, detective is available for free download at the internet archive this 1930s crime film related article is a stub. Wong, detective in hd or dvd high quality video feed. Public access tv show weirdness really bad movie hosts public domain movies and ads clean comedy sketches enjoyable for the whole family.
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