The read
It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
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...
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
24 audience votes
Key crew
- William NighDirector
- Scott DarlingScreenplay
Cast
- Boris KarloffMr. James Lee Wong
- Marjorie ReynoldsRoberta 'Bobbie' Logan
- Grant WithersPolice Capt. Bill Street
- Huntley GordonMr. Davidson
- George LynnCapt. Guy Jackson
- William RoyleCapt. Jaime
- James FlavinPolice Sgt. Jerry
- Lotus LongPrincess Lin Hwa
- Lee Tung FooWillie
- Bessie LooLilly May
- Ernie StantonBailey
- I. Stanford JolleyPalisser Hotel Clerk
Stills
Themes
mr. wong