Phantom of Chinatown
Summary:
In the last of Monogram's "Mr. Wong" whodunits, Keye Luke takes over from Boris Karloff as the Chinese detective Jimmy Lee Wong, more of an amateur sleuth, really, than his eminent predecessor. The subject for Wong's examination is the poisoning of Dr. Benton (Charles F. Miller), the leader of an expedition to Mongolia and the possessor of a mysterious and seemingly deadly sc... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Keye Luke - (Jimmy Wong)
Lotus Long - (Win Len)
Grant Withers - (Captain Street)
Paul McVey - (Grady)
Charles Miller - (Dr. John Benton)
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Review:
Despite its low-budget pulp fiction origins, this whodunit is a milestone of sorts as the first Hollywood film to star Asians since the early silent days of Sessue Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki. Not that Keye Luke and Lotus Long are in their class exactly but they remain the genuine article, no fake-looking "Oriental" spirit gum makeup necess... Continue >>
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