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Mr. Wong, Detective is a 1938 American crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff in his first appearance as Mr. Wong.
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
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 TitleRelease DateCollected"Medium Well Done"1934Murder by the Dozen"The Thirty Thousand Dollar Bomb"1934Murder by the Dozen"In Chinatown'1934No"Ten Bells"1934Murder by the DozenWhen 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
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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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.