Film

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

1939 · 1h 8m · Mystery · Thriller · Crime

A gay party is interrupted by murder and the world's most costly jewel stolen!

IMDb

6.1

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. 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.

Boris Karloff

James Lee Wong

Grant Withers

Police Capt. Sam Street

Dorothy Tree

Valerie Edwards

Craig Reynolds

Peter Harrison

Ivan Lebedeff

Michael Strogonoff

Holmes Herbert

Prof. Ed Janney

Morgan Wallace

Brandon Edwards

Lotus Long

Drina

Chester Gan

Sing

Hooper Atchley

Carslake

Bruce Wong

Asian Man

Jack Kennedy

Police Guard

Lee Tung Foo

Willie

Wilbur Mack

Ballstics Expert

Dick Morehead

Police Detective

Joe Devlin

Police Lt. George Devlin

• William NighDirector
• Scott DarlingScreenplay
• Hugh WileyWriter
• William T. LackeyProducer
• Scott R. DunlapExecutive Producer
• Harry NeumannDirector of Photography
• Russell F. SchoengarthEditor

Release date

March 8, 1939

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 8m

Rated

NR

Genres

Mystery, Thriller, Crime

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