Wong, detective starts out with a chemical manufacturer asking for his help as he fears his life is in danger. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris. May 20, 2015 when a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong to help him, wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. Wong nyomozni kezd a gyilkossag ugyeben, amelyet rovidesen ujabb ket halaleset kovet. With boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, evelyn brent. Wong mysteries that were based on thework of author hugh wiley. 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. Wong, detective is available for free download at the internet archive. Wong, detective 1938 stream and watch online moviefone. Cashing in on the success of both charlie chan and mr.
In 1938 monogram began a long and profitable policy of making series and hiring familiar players to star in them, such as boris karloff and the mr. William nigh when a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong to help him, wong investigates this and two. Boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings director. His colleagues on the force, who are mirror images to his own character, do not help matters. Mr wong in detective 1938 with boris karloff by mark farmer. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first appearance as mr. Wong accepts the case and agrees to meet the man the next morning to discuss the particulars. Wong, detective is the first wong film and theres nothing particularly wong, i mean wrong about the film. Locked room mystery detective thriller noir movie the kennel murder case 1933. Wong, detective 1938 usa boris karloff, grant withers, lee tung foo director.
When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james. Wong, detective 1938 feature film gorillas on dailymotion. Detective james wong gets involved in a murder case. Wong, detective 1938boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings. Wong detective 1938 if you enjoy this movie please click like and subscribe to the channel. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. I bought the sixdisc collection from alpha video mr. These films were marketed karloff as james lee wong, oriental sleuth. For one, the police answer every call in the film with sirens on. William nigh when a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james. Wong detective presented boris karloff as pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated oriental sleuth. Wong, detective 1938stream and watch online moviefone. Dayton runs a chemical company with his partners, wilk and meisel.
Download books the case files of the oriental sleuths. Thousands asked to see colliers magazine famous detective on the screen. Wong, detective, 1938, directed by william nigh, with boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, at turner classic movies. Old movies and classic films from 1940s, 1950s, 1960s youtube. Wong as six feet tall, educated at yale university and with the face of a foreign devila yankee. The sharp tongued detective street looks for the blatant and obvious clues, while he often misses what is going on beneath the surface in this mysterious case. Wong, detective 1938 streaming vf gratuit film complet. Wong, detective 1938 streaming vostfr gratuit film. Wong, detective 1938 william nigh, william north on allmovie the first of six mr. Wong, is a fictional chineseamerican detective created by hugh wiley 18841968. Wong, detective 1938 streaming vostfr gratuit film complet. Dayton is killed by a poisonous gas developed by carl roemer. Wong, a well known detective who was acquainted with the victim, begins to notice clues that detective street overlooks. Mr wong in chinatown 1939 with boris karloff and marjorie reynolds and grant withers by mark farmer.
Wong figures out that roemer and his accomplices, the countess and the baron. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest classic films of all time. Past a jaxon jennings detective mystery thriller series book 1 download. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. The films were sufficiently popular that when so that when karloff left the series in 1940, monogram. Twelve stories were published in colliers magazine from 1934 to 1938. Wong, detective 1938boris karloff, grant withers, maxine. Classic horror icon boris karloff takes on a changeofpace role in mr. Moto, monogram pictures ushered in their own oriental detective series in 1938 with boris karloff as mr. A chemical manufacturer asks detective wong to help him get to the bottom of a crime. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first. Wongs main interest is solving murders and hes an expert at it. Wong, detective 1938 factory owner simon dayton john hamilton visits the office of private detective james lee wong boris karloff in san franciscos chinatown, claiming to be in danger.
Wong, detective, portraying the title character in an espionage thriller based upon a series of stories originally published in colliers magazine. Detective the fatal hourdoomed to diephantom of chinatown play all title select the fatal hour. When investigating the death of a chemical manufacturer, detective james wong boris karloff uncovers an international spy ring. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victims company.
When wong gets there the next day the man is already dead. The idea of boris karloff frankenstein cast as an asian super sleuth was so intriging to me that i had to buy movies to see for myself. Mr wong appeared in magazine stories and a series of films. When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong to help him, wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. Wong detective 1938 is a classic movie directed by william nigh, and starring boris karloff. Wong features starring boris karloff as the legendary detective. In the stories he is an agent of the united states treasury department and lives in san francisco short stories. When an acquaintance is killed under mysterious circumstances, mr.
Stars boris karloff, grant withers and maxine jennings the mr. A chemical manufacturer comes to detective james wong boris karloff one day and asks him for help. Perhaps people accepted that in 1938, though i cant really imagine so. Wong, detective series 1938 mystery movies at bellaonline. Wong detective is a dramatic murder mystery film from 1938. Wong, detective full movie good quality 1938 youtube. With horror films temporarily in the doldrums and his career needing a fresh tangent, karloff jumped at the chance to play the gentlemanly and dignified sleuth of hugh. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh.
Even as a satire, this portrayal of the hard boiled detective falls flat on its face for me. William nigh b82c7c from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Egy vegyszerek gyartasaval foglalkozo vallalkozot meggyilkolnak nem sokkal azutan, hogy segitseget kert james wong nyomozotol. In the first of a popular movie franchise from monogram pictures, director william nigh unfurls an intriguing mystery. This speciallypriced bundlepack contains all six mr. Wong, detective the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong boris karloff to help him, wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. Wong, detective stars boris karloff, grant withers, evelyn brent, maxine jennings the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 9 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Wong, detective 1938 film entier gratuit streaming vf.
However, its also an awful lot like several other monogram filmsand is most like their next wong film, the mystery of mr. Plot simon dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the. Wong, detective is a 1938 film about a chineseamerican detective. William henry pratt aka boris karloff looks about as asian as i do my ancestry is eastern. In the first of a popular movie franchise from monogram pictures, director william nigh unfurls an intriguing mystery headlined by a cast that includes grant withers, maxine jennings, and evelyn brant.