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  1. Mr. Wong, Detective is a 1938 American crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff in his first appearance as Mr. Wong.

  2. Adventure Crime Drama. In San Francisco, Simon Dayton, the senior partner in a chemical company, visits famed detective James Lee Wong as Dayton fears for his life stemming from a series of unexplained events in both his personal and professional life.

    • (1.2K)
    • Adventure, Crime, Drama
    • William Nigh
    • 1938-10-05
  3. James Lee Wong, known simply as Mr. Wong, is a fictional Chinese-American detective created by Hugh Wiley (1884–1968). Mr. Wong appeared in twenty magazine stories and a film series of six, the first five of which starred English actor Boris Karloff as Wong, the last with Chinese-American actor Keye Luke in the role, the first Asian lead.

    Story Title
    Release Date
    Collected
    "Medium Well Done"
    1934
    Murder by the Dozen
    "The Thirty Thousand Dollar Bomb"
    1934
    Murder by the Dozen
    "In Chinatown'
    1934
    No
    "Ten Bells"
    1934
    Murder by the Dozen
  4. When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders.

    • 71 min
    • 42.2K
    • Cult Cinema Classics
  5. Factory owner Simon Dayton (John Hamilton) visits the office of private detective James Lee Wong (Boris Karloff) in San Francisco's Chinatown, claiming to be in danger.

    • (10)
    • William Nigh
    • Mystery & Thriller
    • Boris Karloff
    • Mr. Wong, Detective1
    • Mr. Wong, Detective2
    • Mr. Wong, Detective3
    • Mr. Wong, Detective4
  6. Nov 13, 2023 · When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers an international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victim's company.

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  8. When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victim's company.