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Released August 1st, 1939, 'Mr. Wong in Chinatown' stars Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers, Huntley Gordon The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 11 min, and received a user score of 54 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 19 knowledgeable users.
Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun..."
'Mr. Wong in Chinatown' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video, IMDB TV Amazon Channel, Troma NOW, Fandor Amazon Channel, Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Public Domain Movies .
'Mr. Wong in Chinatown' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on August 1st, 1939
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
August 27th, 2002
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Mr. Wong (James Lee Wong) was a fictional Chinese-American detective created by Hugh Wiley (1884-1968). Mr Wong appeared in magazine stories and a series of films.
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