Based on a short story by unjustly forgotten pulp writer harry stephen keeler, whose writing is much more enjoyable than this poor movie might indicate. Indeed, newspaper accounts of homicides in chinatown recur throughout the film. The touching and heartwarming story of a girl and her eightyfive yearold chinese houseboy. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the mysterious mr.
Wong 1934 12221934 us mystery, thriller 1h 3m user score. Bela lugosi as mysterious chinese shopkeeper and secret leader of the most incompetent criminal gang i have ever seen. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the mysterious mr. The mysterious mr wong has everything you would expect in this kind of movie. Mr wong is a what appears to be a harmless shopkeeper in the chinatown district, but in truth, mr. The film continues at a fine pace throughout the film with the various characters functioning as red herrings love triangles, attempts to reclaim the gem, another murder, an attempt on mr. Retromedia presents a doubledose of monogram programmers with its bluray combo of william nigh s the mysterious mr. In the comics, the character wong is the manservant of doctor strange, serving as sort of the alfred to stranges bruce wayne. When captain streets best friend dan ogrady is murdered, street enlists the help of chinese detective james lee wong boris karloff. 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. Covid19 lockdowns directly impacted torrent download numbers in several countries. Wongs main interest is solving murders and hes an expert at it.
Wong himself that is mysterious when, in fact, theres very little mystery about him at all. The complete collection appear to have been taken from television prints. Wong 1939 william nigh on allmovie although lacking the ingenuity of the first mr. A film with a very myna loy his daughter in film and mr. 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. Download books the case files of the oriental sleuths. Download madly madagascar in hindi torrent monsoon shootout. Wong 1939 by hnetwork on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. James lee wong created by hugh wiley 18841968 s an franciscos famous chinese sleuth, james lee wong, better known as mr. Karloff is quite good in the role, and brings to it a good deal of class. Earlier this week we posted about the public domain torrent site.
Wong bela lugosi appears to be a mild mannered chinatown merchant, but appearances can be deceiving. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the. Christopher lee also tried hishand at being the evil genius with nigel green as smith in the 1970s. Synopsis investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Amusing b movie starring bela lugosi as a fu manchuwannabe named mr. Possession of the coins will allow him to be supreme ruler of a large chinese province. With his friends, loved ones, and the future of china itself at stake. 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. 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 sing nights. Wong opens with expository information from an encyclopedia about the fabled twelve coins of confucius and how the person who possesses them will rule a province called keelat. Nor should the mysterious mr wong 1934 be mistaken for mr. Wong is really a villainess who will stop at nothing to obtain the twelve coins of confucius, which according to legend will allow him to rule over the chinese province of keelat. In the second of what would be a six film series from monogram, the methodical mr.
Watch colliers magazines famous chinese sleuth trick a triplekiller into giving himself away. But we are told that it is a sapphire, which would look black in a bw film. The poverty row production company scored a huge coup when it signed boris karloff to play james lee wong. 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. This is a list of all of the movies starring both mr. Wong 1939 toutes les infos sur le film complet the mystery of mr.
Jul 01, 20 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. This time the victim, a chinese princess, expires in wongs own home and attempts to aid the master detective by writing what one assumes is the name of her killer. Wong 1935 cast and crew a chinese madman tries to find the legendary coins of confucius that will enable him to rule his homeland. 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. The twittery charm of keelers pulp light fictioneering should not be judged by this film s awful stereotyping. If i compare it to the best of the b flicks, such as the thin man series which earns a 9 from me, id award mysterious mr wong an 8. The small poverty row studios whose budgets permitted then to make only b movies, rented everything from actors to sound stages so they had to make their movies cheaply and quickly.
Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of. Unfortunately not everybody knows every movie listed, so you probably want to check some extra info. Boris karloff makes his first appearance as the colliers magazine oriental detectivein the same vein of charlie chan or mr. Solution oxford mathematics 6th edition book 1 by dr yeap ban har 0. The golden child 1986 yify download movie torrent yts. And, it was fun to watch as it combined some great fantasy tension with mr. Wong in chinatown was the third film in the series and it was certainly a step down from the previous two entries. Wong, a harmless chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless bloodthirsty pursuer of the twelve coins of confucius by night. Wong is available for free download at the internet archive this article about a mystery film.
Wong, two series starring caucasian actors playing asian detectives. As well as bela lugosi as mr wong, the movie also stars wallace ford the ape man as the reporter and fred warren. Wong boris karloff investigates the murder of an antiques collector. 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 uncovers a smuggling ring on the waterfront of san francisco and unmasks the killer, though not until several more murders occur. Wong bela lugosi, the ghost of frankenstein is a friendly shopkeeper who is actually the ruthless pursuer of twelve coins of confucius. Going to mr wong for help is like wearing a red shirt on an away mission in star trek, its a sure sign youre not long for this earth.
M would prove to be the last serial released by universal. Wong must solve the murder of an antiques collector whose fabulous diamond is stolen. Stars boris karloff, grant withers and maxine jennings the mr. Wong, except for the last film, where he was played by keye luke. Wong comes to the aid of a man who says his life is in danger. The prime suspect is the fiancee of wentworths daughter. However, his carelessness of leaving a trail of corpses behind has prompted a reporter by the name of jason barton to. A fight for an empire behind the curtained mysteries of san franciscos chinatown. Mostly, the film is a chance for lugosi to be sinister and say things like, a few hours with the rats will loosen his tongue. James wong, detective of san franciscos chinatown, protagonist of several poverty row mysteries. By monsoon shootout movie download in hindi 720p download. 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. 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 remains an aboveaverage bthriller anchored by boris karloffs relaxed rendering of pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated chinese sleuth. 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. All critics 1 fresh 1 mostly, the film is a chance for lugosi to be sinister and say things like, a few hours with the rats will loosen his tongue. A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous chinatown as wong gets control of 11 of the 12 coins. Chippendale a mystery in poems by mel glenn free pdf. Pretty soon more bodies are found so wong and captain street grant withers must try and figure out whats going on. 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. Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong s life until the true murderer is revealed at the end of the film which i wont reveal here. 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.
Wong 1935 a chinese madman tries to find the legendary coins of confucius that will enable him to rule his homeland. Wong, the fatal hour 1940 when captain streets best. Wong will be supreme ruler of the chinese province of keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled. He wants to collect the twelve coins of confucius to fulfill his destiny or some. Wong bela lugosi kills to get his hands on the 12 coins of confucius. I also adored victor wong, who played the old man i loved him in his part as egg shen. Once upon a time in china ii 1992 yify download movie. 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.