Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first appearance as mr. Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown. The film is based on harry stephen keelers 1928 short story the strange adventure of the twelve coins of confucius one of three stories in keelers book sing sing nights. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of. Wong would have been up to after hed secured the power of the twelve gold coins. James wong, detective of san franciscos chinatown, protagonist of several poverty row mysteries. Wong must solve the murder of an antiques collector whose fabulous diamond is stolen. Wong 1935 cast and crew a chinese madman tries to find the legendary coins of confucius that will enable him to rule his homeland. Wong 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The whole movie is loaded with sterotypes and is strictly low budget nonsense, with a not very good script either. Boyfriends open letter to mr and mrs wong, grandma wong, in vancouver on kareys past, failures. Luke had formerly played one of charlie chan s sons in the chan mysteries and kato in the green hornet 1939 serial. James lee wong is a fictional chineseamerican detective created by hugh wiley 18841968 who appeared in a series of stories in colliers magazine from 1934 to 1938 and a.
No classic, but critics have been unkind to this film that contains one of belas meatier villian roles. This film is sometimes incorrectly identified as one of the films of the mr. Wong bela lugosi kills to get his hands on the 12 coins of confucius. Wong is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff. Wong was the first of several movies he would make for monogram studios, a poverty row company that specialized in lowbudget horror and gangster films. Although experienced armchair detectives may not find the solution to the riddle all that taxing after all, how many dr. No classic, but critics have been unkind to this film that contains one. Wong bela lugosi appears to be a mild mannered chinatown merchant, but appearances can be deceiving. Wong bela lugosi who appears to be willing to stop at nothing to get. Doctor satans main opponent is the masked mystery man, the copperhead, whose secret identity is bob wayne, a man searching for justice and revenge on satan for the death of his stepfather. Nor should the mysterious mr wong 1934 be mistaken for mr. Wong, is a fictional chineseamerican detective created by hugh wiley 18841968.
He has some priceless dialogue as he plays a madman seeking the legendary coins of confucius. Wong with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Wong, a harmless chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless bloodthirsty pursuer of the twelve coins of confucius by night. Theyre splashing out more money on the wong vehicle with boris karloff then any of their other productions. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of confucius, with which he will be able to acquire the power to become ruler of a large province in china. Wong features starring boris karloff finds wealthy gemcollector brandon edwards gaining possession of the largest star sapphire in the world, the eye of the daughter of the moon, after it has been. Wong film featured chineseamerican actor keye luke in the title role, the first time an american sound film used an asian actor to play a lead asian detective. Bela lugosi changes genres in 1934 s the mysterious mr.
As li see he is the low profile owner of a herb shop patronized for comic relief by a stereotypical irish cop. Jul 01, 20 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Bela lugosi changes genres in 1934s the mysterious mr. Wong 1939 toutes les infos sur le film complet the mystery of mr. Wong 1934 12221934 us mystery, thriller 1h 3m user score. Wong en francais, streaming gratuit, soustitres et audio dorigine. Mostly, the film is a chance for lugosi to be sinister and say things like, a few. Wong, who is desperately trying become ruler of a large province in china. The film was made through mgm studios in the 1930s. A fight for an empire behind the curtained mysteries of san franciscos chinatown. Mysterious doctor satan is a 1940 film serial named after its chief villain. Wong will be supreme ruler of the chinese province of keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled.
Retromedia presents a doubledose of monogram programmers with its bluray combo of william nigh s the mysterious mr. It features the adventures of a chinese american butler for a wealthy socialite wasp named miss pam. Telecharger sleepers east film complet en francais vf hd 1934. Mr wong appeared in magazine stories and a series of films. James lee wong created by hugh wiley 18841968 s an franciscos famous chinese sleuth, james lee wong, better known as mr. A film with a very myna loy his daughter in film and mr. Bela gives a good performance as does wallace ford. Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown underworld, and wallace ford as a wisecracking reporter. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the mysterious mr. Wong features starring boris karloff finds wealthy gemcollector brandon edwards gaining possession of the largest star sapphire in the world, the eye of the daughter of the moon, after it has been stolen in china. A surprisingly well made mystery film done by tiny monogram.
It has developed a cult following whilst being hosted. All in all an interesting double feature but not something special. He previously worked as a butler for bing crosby and often mourns him. Wong 1935 a chinese madman tries to find the legendary coins of confucius that will enable him to rule his homeland. The thursday horror picture show is having a double bill of harold youngs the frozen ghost 1945 and william nighs mysterious mr. Buy online, view images and see past prices for boris karloff lobby cards from 3. Wong remains an aboveaverage bthriller anchored by boris karloffs relaxed rendering of pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated chinese sleuth. Wong 1934 12 out of 4 reporter jason barton wallace ford begins to investigate a murder, which leads him to a set of twelve coins, which legend has can help a person control the world if they posses all of them. Wong en streaming, telecharger film the mystery of mr.
Christopher lee also tried hishand at being the evil genius with nigel green as smith in the 1970s. Wong, appeared in at least a dozen stories, full of white slavery and opium dens in the late thirties in colliers, which were later collected in murder by the dozen. Wong as six feet tall, educated at yale university and with the face of a foreign devila yankee. Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous chinatown as wong gets control of 11 of the 12 coins.
Wong all critics 1 fresh 1 mostly, the film is a chance for lugosi to be sinister and say things like, a few hours with the rats will loosen his tongue. Among his films there were such classics as the corpse vanishes 1942, the ape man 1943 and voodoo man 1944. But he is secretly the title character who will stop at nothing to gather all twelve of the coins of confucius. See more ideas about charlie chan, detective movies and film.