Summary
Mr. Wong, Detective is an American action film first released in 1938,
directed by William Nigh.
The film stars Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Maxine Jennings and Evelyn Brent.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: William Nigh
- Script: Hugh Wiley, Houston Branch
- Photo: Harry Neumann
- Music: Edward J. Kay
- Cast: Boris Karloff (Mr. James Lee Wong), Grant Withers (Captain Sam Street), Maxine Jennings (Myra Ross, Dayton’s Secretary), Evelyn Brent (Olga Petroff), George Lloyd (Detective Lt. Devlin), Lucien Prival (Anton Mohl, aka Baron Von Krantz), John St. Polis (Carl Roemer, Poison Gas Inventor), William Gould (Theodore Meisel, Dayton’s Partner), Hooper Atchley (Christian Wilk, Dayton’s Partner), John Hamilton (Simon Dayton, President Dayton Chemical Co.), Wilbur Mack (Russell, Dayton’s Office Manager), Lee Tung Foo (Tchin, Wong’s Servant), Lynton Brent (Detective Tommy), Grace Wood (Mrs. Carl Roemer), Frank Bruno (Lescardi, Mohl’s Henchman), Ed Cassidy (Ambulance Doctor), Wheaton Chambers (Chemistry Lab Director), Clancy Cooper (Warehouse Man), Lester Dorr (Coroner), Herbert Evans (Mr. Wilk’s Butler), Dick Reinhart (Dock Worker)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 69 min; B&W
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