A surprisingly well made mystery film done by tiny monogram. Wong with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of. Possession of the coins will allow him to be supreme ruler of a large chinese province. Wong, contains some elements from murder at midnight, including the playlet acted during a game of charades. Feb 22, 2014 this feature is not available right now. Wong 1939 toutes les infos sur le film complet the mystery of mr. Download books the case files of the oriental sleuths. 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. Before i even decided to watch the first movie in the series mr wong, detective i did a little research and discovered that the first movie is considered the best in the series but i must say after watching the mystery of mr wong i was pleasantly surprised, not only was it not as bad as had been implied by various movie guides but i thought it was far superior to its predecessor. 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 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. Wong will be supreme ruler of the chinese province of keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled.
Wong 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victims company. Wong 1935 a chinese madman tries to find the legendary coins of confucius that will enable him to rule his homeland. Wong is an internet television series which debuted in 2000 and lasted episodes an unaired 14th episode was made available for the dvd release citation needed. During a game of charades, edwards is mysteriously shot. With bela lugosi starring as a shadowy villain, a decent plot idea that involves artifacts from ancient history, and a couple of interestinglooking settings, it had the makings of a good bfeature, at least as long as you are willing to overlook some stereotypes and the like for the sake. Federal agent grant farrell is dispatched to find the mysterious villain and stop his nefarious plans. Boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree, craig reynolds, ivan lebedeff, holmes herbert, morgan wallace, lotus long, chester gan, hooper atchley, bruce wong, jack kennedy, joe devlin, lee tung foo, wilbur mack et dick morehead. Lobby card for the film simon dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the help of mr.
A kind of a low rent fu manchu story with wong lugosi masquerading as a harmless shopkeeper, while running a gang ruthlessly trying to gain the twelve coins of confucius. Watch the perfect guy online for free without signing up mr right, anna kendrick. A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous chinatown as wong gets control of 11 of the 12 coins. As well as bela lugosi as mr wong, the movie also stars wallace ford the ape man as the reporter and fred warren. Wong bela lugosi appears to be a mild mannered chinatown merchant, but appearances can be deceiving. James wong, detective of san franciscos chinatown, protagonist of several poverty row mysteries. When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong to help him, wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. It has some good sequences, but overall the mysterious mr. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the daugther of the moon. Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown. Wong, two series starring caucasian actors playing asian detectives. There is also a 1935 movie starring bela lugosi featuring a title character named mr.
And that makes for a good movie on par with the bmysteries the major studios would do, professionally done by william nigh. A film with a very myna loy his daughter in film and mr. He previously worked as a butler for bing crosby and often mourns him. Wong as six feet tall, educated at yale university and with the face of a foreign devila yankee. Wong, except for the last film, where he was played by keye luke. Movie urge a weekend getaway takes a dangerous turn when a mysterious nightclub owner. Wong opens with expository information from an encyclopedia about the fabled twelve coins of confucius and how the person who possesses them will rule a province called keelat. Wong 1934 12221934 us mystery, thriller 1h 3m user score. Wong, a harmless chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless bloodthirsty pursuer of the twelve coins of confucius by night. Bela gives a good performance as does wallace ford. When captain streets best friend dan ogrady is murdered, street enlists the help of chinese detective james lee wong boris karloff. Among his films there were such classics as the corpse vanishes 1942, the ape man 1943 and voodoo man 1944. 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. Indeed, newspaper accounts of homicides in chinatown recur throughout the film.
Nor should the mysterious mr wong 1934 be mistaken for 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. The kennel murder case full movie william powell mary astor tcc ai color duration. Wong, is a fictional chineseamerican detective created by hugh wiley 18841968. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the mysterious mr. The thursday horror picture show will screen the frozen ghost and mysterious mr. A fight for an empire behind the curtained mysteries of san franciscos chinatown. The mystery of mr wong full movie good quality 1939. Wong bela lugosi, the ghost of frankenstein is a friendly shopkeeper who is actually the ruthless pursuer of twelve coins of confucius. During a game of charades, edwards is mysteriously. Wong correctly guesses the mystery being enacted as murder comes at midnight. Wong is the second of five lowbudget films with boris karloff as oxfordeducated detective james lee wong, based on a series of short stories by hugh wiley, this time attempting to solve a mystery of murder and jewel theft. Boris karloff, keye luke, grant withers, maxine jennings, dorothy tree, lotus long, marjorie reynolds, charles trowbridge, charles miller, huntley gordon, william nigh, phil rosen.
Mr wong tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the moon. Wong is a 1939 american mystery crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff plot art collector brandon edwards morgan wallace is murdered shortly after. The mysterious mr wong has everything you would expect in this kind of movie. Christopher lee also tried hishand at being the evil genius with nigel green as smith in the 1970s. 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. Wong bela lugosi kills to get his hands on the 12 coins of confucius. Wong would have been up to after hed secured the power of the twelve gold coins. Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff. Lugosi is in the movie, but other than that its not worth watching. Wong en francais, streaming gratuit, soustitres et audio dorigine. 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.
It features the adventures of a chinese american butler for a wealthy socialite wasp named miss pam. Wong must solve the murder of an antiques collector whose fabulous diamond is stolen. Stephen keeler, james herbuveaux, lew levenson, nina howatt. Luke had formerly played one of charlie chan s sons in the chan mysteries and kato in the green hornet 1939 serial. It has developed a cult following whilst being hosted. 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. With boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree, craig reynolds. May 14, 20 the thursday horror picture show will screen the frozen ghost and mysterious mr. Mr wong appeared in magazine stories and a series of films. This is a list of all of the movies starring both mr. The two watchable films, the fatal hour with only one point where the film freezes for a few seconds so better than the rest of the set and phantom of.
Theyre splashing out more money on the wong vehicle with boris karloff then any of their other productions. Jul 01, 20 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Stars boris karloff, grant withers and maxine jennings. Both were an adaptation of his story for the 1931 film murder at midnight. Mysterious mr wong free full length classic horror movie. The film was made through mgm studios in the 1930s. Wong uncovers a smuggling ring on the waterfront of san francisco and unmasks the killer, though not until several more murders occur.
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