I luv all of mr wong, detective, 1938 w boris karloff before i discovered mister moto and before i ever saw a charlie chan film, i watched one of my favorite actors, boris karloff, in his wong, detective monogram, one sheet x the debut of mr. Wong detective is a dramatic murder mystery film from 1938. Als ein chemiefabrikant stirbt, kurz nachdem er detektiv james. Detective is available for free download at the internet archive this 1930s crime filmrelated. In the stories he is an agent of the united states treasury department and lives in san francisco short stories. 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. Picclick is an elegant and simple tool that is more enjoyable to use than the builtin search tools on ebay. Plot simon dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the. Do not use this site to make decisions about employment, tenant screening, or any purpose covered by the fcra. Download books the case files of the oriental sleuths. An industrial chemical manufacturer shows up one evening, seeking mr. Egy vegyszerek gyartasaval foglalkozo vallalkozot meggyilkolnak nem sokkal azutan, hogy segitseget kert james wong nyomozotol. Soon other murders are committed and its up to wong and captain street grant withers to try and solve them. This marked the first time an american film featured an asian character as a lead asian detective.
Wong whodunits, monogram available at 2012 november dallas. You may not use our service or the information it provides to make decisions about consumer credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or any other purpose that would require fcra compliance. James sinclair, at robinsons coffeehouse at charingcross. Wong as six feet tall, educated at yale university and with the face of a foreign devila yankee. See what bloggers and the media say about librarything. Louis king drummond, his girlfriend and his butler try to free an high post of scotland yard who has been kidnapped. William nigh b82c7c from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Wong, except for the last film, where he was played by keye luke. Wong, two series starring caucasian actors playing asian detectives.
This is the first time i have seen boris karloff playing the chinese detective mr. Mystery liner is a 1934 american precode film directed by william nigh, starring noah beery, sr. Wong, detective series 1938 mystery movies at bellaonline. Wong, detective 1938 usa boris karloff, grant withers, lee tung foo director. Street, the tone was set for all six films, which have been restored for this dvd. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victims company. He asks him about working on the prisoner comic, starting off as an assistant under neal adams, working at marvel, how he became a writer, why he left comics and what work outside of comics he did, writing dr. Wong detective presented boris karloff as pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated oriental sleuth. Wong, detective 1938boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings. Detective james wong gets involved in a murder case. William nigh when a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong to help him, wong investigates this and two. Wong and it comes across as a very good performance. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Boris karloff makes his first appearance as the colliers magazine oriental detectivein the same vein of charlie chan or mr. A chemical manufacturer comes to detective james wong boris karloff one day and asks him for help. Wong remains an aboveaverage bthriller anchored by boris karloffs relaxed rendering of pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated chinese sleuth. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first appearance as mr.
Bensonhurst is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the new york city borough of brooklyn. Wong, detective 1938 12 out of 4 a business man fears for his life so he pays a visit to detective wong boris karloff. Boris karloff six uncut features the success of charlie chan and mr. Mr wong detective film completo 1938 by hollywood cinex. When wong gets there the next day the man is already dead. Wong, a well known detective who was acquainted with the victim, begins to notice clues that detective street overlooks. Although experienced armchair detectives may not find the solution to the riddle all that taxing after all, how many dr. Wong comes to the aid of a man who says his life is in danger. Wong, detective, 1938, directed by william nigh, with boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, at turner classic movies. Dayton is killed by a poisonous gas developed by carl roemer. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. Twelve stories were published in colliers magazine from 1934 to 1938. Dc comics database is a wiki anyone can edit, full of characters like superman, batman, the joker, catwoman, and the jla, comic books, and movies. Talk about what you love with other committed bibliophiles.
The neighborhood is bordered on the northwest by 14th avenue, on the northeast by 65th street, on the southeast by avenue p and 22nd avenue, and on the southwest by 86th street. The movie database tmdb is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows. Wong, detective is a 1938 film about a chineseamerican detective. Wong, detective the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Ascii characters only characters found on a standard us keyboard. English as dubious author london in 1731 english as unknown role memoirs of a cavalier a military journal of the wars in germany, and the wars in. Wong features starring boris karloff as the legendary detective. This was remade as the docks of new orleans, a 1948 charlie chan movie. When an experimental plane is hijacked and its pilot. With karloff as james lee wong and grant withers as capt.
Stars boris karloff, grant withers and maxine jennings the mr. Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book. Charlie chan at the olympics warner oland keye luke public. The idea of boris karloff frankenstein cast as an asian super sleuth was so intriging to me that i had to buy movies to see for myself.
It has some good sequences, but overall the mysterious mr. With millions of names, it is an invaluable tool for genealogist and history buffs. The sapphire is stolen from china and turns up in the possession of an unscrupulous. A chinese detective solves a triple murder involving poison gas and its chemical manufacturers. James lee wong boris karloff has his own series of movies. A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective james wong to help him. The films were sufficiently popular that when so that when karloff left the series in 1940, monogram.
The next day, the man is dead and the police, led by captain street series regular grant withers, are baffled how. James wong howes stark yet lyrical cinematography, ernest lehman and clifford odets fastpaced dialogue adapted from lehmans. The world of suzie wong, a 1957 novel by richard mason the world of suzie wong, a 1960 britishamerican romantic drama. Wongs main interest is solving murders and hes an expert at it. So detective wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders. Wong accepts the case and agrees to meet the man the next morning to discuss the particulars.
Dayton runs a chemical company with his partners, wilk and meisel. In san francisco lascari frank bruno tells anton mohl lucien prival that the ship carrying the chemicals is guarded. The complete collection available in dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. 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. With boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, evelyn brent. The sharp tongued detective street looks for the blatant and obvious clues, while he often misses what is going on beneath the surface in this mysterious case. Wongs help played by boris karloff, this begins an investigation of his murder and that of two others. The main characters are bambi, his parents the great prince of the forest and his unnamed mother, his friends thumper. Wong discovers a broken glass ball that contained poison gas. Wong, detective movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Wong, detective starts out with a chemical manufacturer asking for his help as he fears his life is in danger.
The solution to this one is kind of obvious about halfway through. Catalog your books from amazon, the library of congress and 4,941 other libraries. Over rare kung fu movies to order with covers sleeves boxart, in pal or ntsc. Wong, detective 1938, based on colliers stories by hugh wiley. Wong, detective 1938 william nigh, william north on allmovie the first of six mr.
When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong to help him, wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. Au revoir, mon amour 1991 ganzer film deutsch hd filme online. Boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings director. For one, the police answer every call in the film with sirens on. Toronto comicon 2019 march 15 17 24 photos steve englehart spotlight 51. A life in the woods by austrian author felix salten.
Afis 100 years100 passions american film institute. Wong figures out that roemer and his accomplices, the countess and the baron. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh. Open up to over 6 million ebooks and audiobooks on awardwinning ereaders and the free rakuten kobo app.
Thousands asked to see colliers magazine famous detective on the screen. I love ebay, but what i dont love is the crazy amount of scrolling i have to do. Wong, detective 1938stream and watch online moviefone. With bela lugosi starring as a shadowy villain, a decent plot idea that involves artifacts from ancient history, and a couple of interestinglooking settings, it had the makings of a good bfeature, at least as long as you are willing to overlook some stereotypes and the like for the sake. 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. Wong, detective, a 1938 american crime film the mystery of mr. Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price.
A businessman suspects that he is about to be murdered. 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. Jul 09, 2012 ace chinese detective charlie chan and his son lee who is an olympic swimmer at the 1936 summer olympics face murder, intrigue and mystery. Perhaps people accepted that in 1938, though i cant really imagine so. These films were marketed karloff as james lee wong, oriental sleuth. James gregory, the last sessions at the old baily, for the murder of mr.
Wong mystery series concerns the theft of the the largest star sapphire in the world. Spokeo is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the fair credit reporting act fcra. This page was last edited on 4 december 2018, at 17. The next day the man is dead and a suspect is arrested but wong isnt so sure theyve got the right guy. Hard to kill 1992 ganzer film deutsch hd filme online. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first. Wong, detective stars boris karloff, grant withers, evelyn brent, maxine jennings the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 9 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Bambi is a 1942 american animated film produced by walt disney and based on the book bambi. Wong, detective 1938 factory owner simon dayton john hamilton visits the office of private detective james lee wong boris karloff in san franciscos chinatown, claiming to be in danger. When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james. Wong nyomozni kezd a gyilkossag ugyeben, amelyet rovidesen ujabb ket halaleset kovet. Find a grave is a free resource for finding the final resting places of famous folks, friends and family members. This is a list of all of the movies starring both mr. The fifth film in the disney animated canon, the film was released by rko radio pictures on august 21, 1942, during world war ii.
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