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A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) is a crime, thriller and mystery film directed by William Nigh, released on October 5, 1938 with a runtime of 1h 10m. It stars Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Maxine Jennings and Evelyn Brent. Viewers rate it 5.6 out of 10 across 31 ratings.
Boris Karloff
as James Lee Wong
Grant Withers
as Police Capt. Sam Street
Maxine Jennings
as Myra Ross
Evelyn Brent
as Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome
George Lloyd
as Devlin
Lucien Prival
as Anton Mohl
John St. Polis
as Carl Roemer
William Gould
as Theodore Meisle
Hooper Atchley
as Christian Wilk
John Hamilton
as Simon Dayton
Wilbur Mack
as Russell
Lee Tung Foo
as Tchin
Directed by William Nigh, written by Houston Branch and Hugh Wiley, produced by William T. Lackey and Scott R. Dunlap.
Average viewer score of 5.6/10 from 31 ratings.
An almost comically heavily made-up Boris Karloff is all that stands between this mediocre murder-mystery and total obscurity. He portrays the super-sleuth "Mr. Wong" on the trail of a murderer who has killed at least three people. Our difficulty here is that the lighting and audio are so basic, that it is virtually impossible for us to follow the story at all, much less draw any conclusions of our own. We are…
Reviewed on June 20, 2022
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Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Pure Flix, FilmBox+, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Troma NOW and Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) includes Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Maxine Jennings, Evelyn Brent and George Lloyd. The film was directed by William Nigh. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Mr. Wong, Detective was released on October 5, 1938 and runs for 1h 10m.
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) holds an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from 31 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, thriller and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
