MR. WONG - THE MYSTERY OF MR. WONG

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• Release Year: 1939
• Genre: Mystery
• Plot: Mr. Wong investigates murder and mayhem when a precious gem is stolen from China. In order to unravell the mystery surrounding the rare stone, Mr. Wong must pay a visit to the infamous and creepy House of Hate in chinatown. ; ; Detective James Lee Wong (Boris Karloff) must find the 'Eye of the Daughter of the Moon,' a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in China and smuggled to America. His search takes him into the heart of Chinatown and to the dreaded 'House of Hate' to find the deadly gem before it can kill again. The popularity of Asian detectives such as Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto prompted Monogram Pictures to purchase the rights to Hugh Wiley's successful James Lee Wong character. Boris Karloff appeared in five Mr. Wong mysteries while on hiatus from horror films. ; ;
• Cast: 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, I. Stanford Jolley
• Runtime: 1:08
• Company: Alpha Video
• Media Format: movie