A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong!
In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on.
Phantom of Chinatown (1940) is a crime, mystery and thriller film directed by Phil Rosen, released on November 18, 1940 with a runtime of 1h 2m. It stars Keye Luke, Lotus Long, Grant Withers and Charles Miller. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 18 ratings.
Keye Luke
as James Lee Wong
Lotus Long
as Win Lee, Benton's Secretary
Grant Withers
as Police Captain Street
Charles Miller
as Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller)
Huntley Gordon
as Dr. Norman Wilkes
Virginia Carpenter
as Louise Benton
John Dilson
as Charlie Frasier
Paul McVey
as Detective Grady
John Holland
as Mason
Richard Terry
as Toreno
Robert Kellard
as Tommy Dean
Willy Castello
as Jonas
Directed by Phil Rosen, written by George Waggner, Ralph Gilbert Bettison and Hugh Wiley, produced by Paul Malvern.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 18 ratings.
This is quite a fun little murder mystery with Keye Luke on good form as "Jimmy Wong" who is brought in by police captain "Street" (Grant Withers) to investigate the murder of a renowned archaeologist who had only just returned from an expedition to Mongolia. Who did what to whom all revolves around the search for a mysterious scroll that he had recovered from a tomb. which may reveal the location of some large oil…
Reviewed on June 23, 2022
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Phantom of Chinatown (1940) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Troma NOW, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Phantom of Chinatown (1940) includes Keye Luke, Lotus Long, Grant Withers, Charles Miller and Huntley Gordon. The film was directed by Phil Rosen. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Phantom of Chinatown was released on November 18, 1940 and runs for 1h 2m.
Phantom of Chinatown (1940) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 18 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, mystery and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
