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. Karloff is great as usual, but too much focus is put on the police captain and the newspaper woman, instead of. Interesting characters that are authentic italians. Wong, dvd, manufactured on demand, mystery suspense, 644827304424. These movies definately call for friends, refreshments and popcorn. Wong uncovers a smuggling ring on the waterfront of san francisco and unmasks. Wong is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring. 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. Wong correctly guesses the mystery being enacted as murder comes at midnight. Among his films there were such classics as the corpse vanishes 1942, the ape man 1943 and voodoo man 1944.
Wong discovers that she is princess lin hwa, the sister of a powerful chinese general, and that she was. Captures the essence of the italian personality and italys social and political culture. Wong series, the first 5 starring boris karloff as the popular chinese detective, and the final one starring keye luke. Wong boris karloff can meet him, the man is found dead in his. Wong 1939 by hnetwork on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Too many nonitalian characters, however interesting. Wong, the fatal hour 1940 when captain streets best friend is murdered he calls on his good friend wong for help. Here he must unravel the reason behind the unexpected shooting death of a jealous husband at a party, and the secret surrounding a cursed sapphire that was smuggled out of china. In this film wong solves the murder of a gem collector who came into possession of the worls larges sapphire after. 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. During a game of charades, edwards is mysteriously shot.
With boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree, craig reynolds. See more ideas about charlie chan, detective movies and film. State cercando di guardare i guarda zenobia film in streaming on line scarica film sono dotati di con caratteristiche di. He portrayed frankensteins monster in frankenstein 1931, bride of frankenstein 1935, and son of frankenstein 1939. The fatal hour full movie public domain video dailymotion. Wong in phantom of chinatown 1940 wong is younger and is called jimmy. His search takes him into the heart of chinatown and to the dreaded house of hate to find the deadly gem before it can kill again. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Wong is available for free download at the internet archive. Bela lugosi changes genres in 1934s the mysterious mr. Wong 1939 nr 03081939 us drama, mystery, thriller 1h 8m user score. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the daugther of the moon. Wong remains an aboveaverage bthriller anchored by boris karloffs relaxed rendering of pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated chinese sleuth.
The mystery of mr wong full movie good quality 1939. Once the killing has happened the story goes all over the place as a standard bmystery. Wongs study in this, the third of monograms lowbudget thrillers, featuring hugh wileys chinese detective. With boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, evelyn brent. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the daughter of the moon. Clips and movies can also be downloaded from our servers using a pw or. Wong mystery series concerns the theft of the the largest star sapphire in the world. The killer is the son of the owner of a rival shipping company. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. Wong, detective 1938boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings. Italian translation of mrs the official collins englishitalian dictionary online.
Wong 1939 this is the second film in the monogram series featuring boris karloff as the softspoken chinese detective, james lee wong. A gay party is interrupted by murder and the worlds most costly jewel stolen. Wong, contains some elements from murder at midnight, including the playlet acted during a game of charades. Wong bela lugosi, the ghost of frankenstein is a friendly. Wongs main interest is solving murders and hes an expert at it. William nigh mr wong tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in. Italian translation of mystery collins englishitalian. When the head of a shipping company is murdered in his office the identity of the killer seems obvious. Wong is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff. As li see he is the low profile owner of a herb shop patronized for comic relief by a stereotypical irish cop. During a game of charades, edwards is mysteriously. 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. When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong to help him, wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. Wong film in streaming in linea di download film sono dotati di caratteristiche.
Watch colliers magazines famous chinese sleuth trick a triplekiller into giving himself away. In the course of doing so, the aliens implement plan 9, a scheme to resurrect earths dead as what modern audiences would consider zombies called ghouls in the film itself to get the planet. William henry pratt 1887 1969, known as boris karloff, was an english actor who was primarily known for his roles in horror films. Wong with boris karloff, and its not as good as the two previous films. Wong late at night but is murdered before she can tell him why she needs his help. Italian translation of mystery the official collins englishitalian dictionary online.
Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Detective i did a little research and discovered that the first movie is. Detective james lee wong boris karloff must find the eye of the daughter of the moon, a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in china and smuggled to america. Gary cooper stars as an american ambulance driver serving in italy in.
Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in. 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. The 2nd in the series of monogram pictures with boris karloff as james lee wong. 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. Detective james lee wong must find the eye of the daughter of the moon, a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in china and smuggled to america. The plot of the film involves extraterrestrial beings who are seeking to stop humans from creating a doomsday weapon that would destroy the universe. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victims company. Wong boris karloff grant withers dorothy tree 1939 art collector brandon edwards morgan wallace is murdered shortly after smuggling a precious jewel out of china, despite a warning that whoever takes.
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