Film

Phantom of Chinatown

1940 · 1h 2m · Crime · Mystery · Thriller

A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong!

IMDb

5.8

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on.

Keye Luke

James Lee Wong

Lotus Long

Win Lee, Benton's Secretary

Grant Withers

Police Captain Street

Charles Miller

Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller)

Huntley Gordon

Dr. Norman Wilkes

Virginia Carpenter

Louise Benton

John Dilson

Charlie Frasier

Paul McVey

Detective Grady

John Holland

Mason

Richard Terry

Toreno

Robert Kellard

Tommy Dean

Willy Castello

Jonas

Lee Tung Foo

Foo

Lynton Brent

Radio News Broadcaster

Jack Cheatham

Stakeout Cop

Heinie Conklin

Detective in Refrigerator

• Phil RosenDirector
• George WaggnerScreenplay
• Ralph Gilbert BettisonStory
• Paul MalvernProducer
• Fred Jackman Jr.Director of Photography
• Jack OgilvieEditor

Release date

November 18, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 2m

Rated

NR

Genres

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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