This Mr Wong Movies playlist consists of 6 movies from 1938 to 1940. Boris Karloff portrayed Mr Wong in the first 5 movies and Keye Luke portrayed Mr Wong in the last movie.
Mr James Lee Wong is a fictional Chinese American detective created by Hugh Wiley in 1934. The stories were first published in the Colliers magazine individually. They were later published as a collection entitled Murder by the Dozen.
Mr Wong is not a police detective nor a private investigator. He is similar to Charlie Chan, educated, gentlemanly, and clever. The plots are not as good as the Charlie Chan movies, but Boris Karloff made up for it.
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1. Mr. Wong, Detective 1938
Mr Wong investigates 3 murders and uncovers an international spy ring planning to steal a formula for a poison gas.
2. The Mystery of Mr Wong 1939
Mr Wong investigates the murder of an antiques collector. His murder is likely connected to a famous jewel known as the Eye of the Daughter of the Moon. That is a long name for a jewel. So strange.
3. Mr Wong in Chinatown 1939
A pretty Chinese woman was killed by a poison dart in Mr Wong’s house. She turns out to be a Chinese princess.
4. The Fatal Hour 1940
Mr Wong helps Captain Street to investigate the murder of his best friend, Dan Grady.
5. Doomed to Die 1940
A shipping magnate is murdered and Mr Wong and a female reporter investigate.
6. Phantom of Chinatown 1940
This movie acts like a sort of prequel. It features a younger Mr Wong, played by Keye Luke. An archaeologist who recently returned from an expedition in China was murdered. Mr Wong investigates and uncovered a connection to an ancient scroll.
A blogger said that this could be the first American film that feature an Asian actor as the main lead. It is a great achievement if this is true.
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