Mr Wong, Detective
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Sequel The Mystery of Mr. Wong Duration Language English | 6/10 IMDb Genre Adventure, Crime, Drama Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 5, 1938 (1938-10-05) Writer Houston Branch (screen play), Hugh Wiley (based on: the "James Lee Wong" series in Colliers Magazine written by) Cast (Mr. James Lee Wong), (Captain Sam Street), Maxine Jennings (Myra Ross, Dayton's Secretary), (Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome), (Devlin), (Mohl)Similar movies The Case of the Scorpion's Tail , W Delta Z , I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine , Mad Max: Fury Road , Untraceable , Brooklyn's Finest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Wong, Detective is a 1938 American crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff in his first appearance as Mr. Wong.
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Plot
Simon Dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the help of Mr. Wong to protect him. Just prior to meeting Mr. Wong, Dayton is found dead in his office without a mark on him with several witnesses testifying Dayton was alone in his office that was locked from the inside. Though the police view Dayton's death as due to a heart attack, Mr. Wong discovers a broken glass ball that contained poison gas.
Among the suspects are agents of a foreign power wishing to stop Dayton's chemicals being sent to use on the foreign power in the form of the same poison gas that killed Dayton, Dayton's business partners who will have Dayton's share of the business come to them after Dayton's death and the actual inventor of the chemical who has been cheated out of profits and recognition by Dayton.
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