Mr. Wong, Detective is a 1938 American crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff in his first appearance as Mr. Wong.[1]

Mr. Wong, Detective
Film poster
Directed byWilliam Nigh
Screenplay byHouston Branch
Based on(James Lee Wong series in Collier's Magazine written by Hugh Wiley)
Produced byWilliam T. Lackey
StarringBoris Karloff
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Edited byRussell F. Schoengarth
Color processBlack and white
Production
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Monogram Pictures
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • October 5, 1938 (1938-10-05)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Lobby card for the film

Simon Dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the help of Mr. Wong to protect him. Just prior to meeting Mr. Wong, Dayton is found dead in his office in San Francisco without a mark on him. Several witnesses testify Dayton was alone in his office that was locked from the inside. Though the police view Dayton's death as due to a heart attack, Mr. Wong discovers a broken glass ball that contained poison gas.

Among the suspects are agents of a foreign power wishing to stop Dayton's chemicals being sent to use on the foreign power in the form of the same poison gas that killed Dayton, Dayton's business partners who will have Dayton's share of the business come to them after Dayton's death and the actual inventor of the chemical who has been cheated out of profits and recognition by Dayton.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomahawk Press 2011 p. 223-224
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