Wong is a very early monogram picture filmed 1934, released jan 1935 with lugosi somewhat. Wongs study in this, the third of monograms thrillers, featuring hugh wileys chinese detective. Before i even decided to watch the first movie in the series mr wong, detective i did a little research and discovered that the first movie is considered the best in the series but i must say after watching the mystery of mr wong i was pleasantly surprised, not only was it not as bad as had been implied by various movie guides but i thought it was far superior to its predecessor. Jul 01, 20 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong features starring boris karloff finds wealthy gemcollector brandon edwards gaining possession of the largest star sapphire in the world, the eye of the daughter of the moon, after it has been stolen in china.
William nigh a wiseguy reporter is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong en streaming, telecharger film the mystery of mr. Wong en streaming dans le cable tv ou cinema au montreal canada et france avec son. Ive liked the living ghost ever since i saw it one saturday afternoon as a tyke. Charlie chan in london is a 1934 american mystery film directed by eugene forde. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of. Nor should the mysterious mr wong 1934 be mistaken for mr. The lack of imagination devoted to the writing of the mystery of mr wong even extends to its clumsy title, which suggests there is something about mr. Wong is a low rent, politically incorrect riff on fu manchu thats fun to watch because of lugosis usual give em what they want. James wong, detective of san franciscos chinatown, protagonist of several poverty row mysteries. See more ideas about charlie chan, detective movies and film. Watch colliers magazines famous chinese sleuth trick a triplekiller into giving himself away. This is the best print ive seen for this title, although there are vertical emulsion scratches and some image instability. Federal agent grant farrell, whose brother was killed by waldron, is dispatched to find the mysterious villain and stop his nefarious plans, teaming up with kirby walsh and shirley clinton to do so.
Wong with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. But he is secretly the title character who will stop at nothing to gather all twelve of the coins of confucius. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of confucius, with which he will be able to acquire the power to become ruler of a large province in china. James lee wong created by hugh wiley 18841968 s an franciscos famous chinese sleuth, james lee wong, better known as mr. Wongs main interest is solving murders and hes an expert at it. Wong will be supreme ruler of the chinese province of keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled. Among his films there were such classics as the corpse vanishes 1942, the.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the mysterious mr. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of confucius, with which he will be able to acquire the power to. A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous chinatown as wong gets control of 11 of the 12 coins. The chinese ring film complet vf, the chinese ring streaming complet. May 14, 20 the thursday horror picture show is having a double bill of harold youngs the frozen ghost 1945 and william nighs mysterious mr. Wong was the first of several movies he would make for monogram studios, a poverty row company that specialized in lowbudget horror and gangster films.
Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason. Wong bela lugosi appears to be a mild mannered chinatown merchant, but. A chinese madman tries to find the legendary coins of confucius that will enable him to rule his homeland. Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown underworld, and wallace ford as a wisecracking reporter.
As li see he is the low profile owner of a herb shop patronized for comic relief by a stereotypical irish cop. 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 series of films from 1938 to 1940. Federal agent grant farrell is dispatched to find the mysterious villain and stop his nefarious plans. Jun 16, 2017 ive liked the living ghost ever since i saw it one saturday afternoon as a tyke. Wong 1934 12 out of 4 reporter jason barton wallace ford begins to investigate a murder, which leads him to a set of twelve coins, which legend has can help a person control the world if they posses all of them.
Another mad oriental villain bent on power and a casing detective. Wong bela lugosi kills to get his hands on the 12 coins of confucius. Among his films there were such classics as the corpse vanishes 1942, the ape man 1943 and voodoo man 1944. Wong 1939 by hnetwork on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Wong, appeared in at least a dozen stories, full of white slavery and opium dens in the late thirties in colliers, which were later collected in murder by the dozen. Wong himself that is mysterious when, in fact, theres very little mystery about him at all. Wong is the second of five lowbudget films with boris karloff as oxfordeducated detective james lee wong, based on a series of short stories by hugh wiley, this time attempting to solve a mystery of murder and jewel theft. Bela lugosi changes genres in 1934s the mysterious mr. Wong bela lugosi who appears to be willing to stop at nothing to get. Wong bela lagosiwho will stop at nothing to get the twelve coins of confusius. Its a monogram pictures quickie, but director william nigh makes an efficient potboiler out of what. Download or stream young sherlock holmes 1985 with nicholas rowe. See more ideas about charlie chan, movies and old movies.
Wong s study in this, the third of monograms thrillers, featuring hugh wileys chinese detective. Bela gives a good performance as does wallace ford. The prime suspect is the fiancee of wentworths daughter. Wong is a 1939 film about a detective who tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel. Wong, the fatal hour 1940 when captain streets best friend is murdered he calls on his good friend wong for help.
Wong must solve the murder of an antiques collector whose fabulous diamond is stolen. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Although experienced armchair detectives may not find the solution to the riddle all that taxing after all, how many. Retromedia presents a doubledose of monogram programmers with its bluray combo of william nigh s the mysterious mr. A startled wong boris karloff learns from enterprising girl reporter bobby logan marjorie reynolds that the murder victim is princess lin hwa lotus long, in san francisco to buy airplanes for her. Wong remains an aboveaverage bthriller anchored by boris karloffs relaxed rendering of pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated chinese sleuth. Wong 1934 12221934 us mystery, thriller 1h 3m user score. The thursday horror picture show is having a double bill of harold youngs the frozen ghost 1945 and william nighs mysterious mr. Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown.
Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. The film is based on harry stephen keelers 1928 short story the strange adventure of the twelve coins of confucius one of three stories in keelers book sing. A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous chinatown as wong gets control of 11 of the 12. Bela is good but the movie is not, very campy, very racist. Wong would have been up to after hed secured the power of the twelve gold coins. He was monograms typically ultralow budget answer to charlie chan, and was the second in a. The second film in the mystery series about a chinese sleuth, this one concerns the theft of the eye of the daughter of the moon, the largest star sapphire in the world, which is stolen from china and turns up in the possession of an unscrupulous gem collector, who receives a death threat containing clues to the potential murderers identity and calls in mr. A fight for an empire behind the curtained mysteries of san franciscos chinatown. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of confucius, with which he will be able to acquire the power to become ruler.
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