Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Aug 1 1939 Approved 1h 11m
Adventure, Crime, Drama

A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...

Plot

A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...

Written by

Scott Darling, Hugh Wiley

Directed by

William Nigh

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,011
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA