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Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
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69 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)

Passed

69 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

In San Francisco, Simon Dayton, the senior partner in a chemical company, visits famed detective James Lee Wong as Dayton fears for his life stemming from a series of unexplained events in both his personal and professional life. But ...See moreIn San Francisco, Simon Dayton, the senior partner in a chemical company, visits famed detective James Lee Wong as Dayton fears for his life stemming from a series of unexplained events in both his personal and professional life. But before Wong can meet Dayton at his office the next morning to follow up, Dayton is found dead in his locked office, the cause eventually discovered to be by poison. Captain Sam Street with the SFPD leads the investigation. The primary suspect is Carl Roemer, the scientist who developed the poison which he accused Dayton of stealing from him as he was never paid for the formula. One of the initial questions is how Dayton was poisoned behind the locked doors of his office. While Street takes the path of least resistance in the investigation in believing Roemer the obvious killer based solely on circumstantial evidence, more thoughtful Wong takes a broader approach in trying not only to discover other suspects, but how whoever the killer was able to administer the poison. Two of those other primary suspects are Dayton's partners, Theodore Meisle and Christian Wilk, who stand to profit substantially from Dayton's death, in addition to Dayton, Meisle and Wilk's many employees and associates. Adding to the investigation is Street's sometime girlfriend, Myra Ross, who nonetheless respects Wong's take on the investigation more than Street's in looking out for the proverbial little guy. Written by Huggo See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Boris Karloff Mr. Wong Mr. Wong See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Grant Withers Capt. Street Capt. Street See fewer	My Darling Clementine (1946)
Maxine Jennings Myra Myra See fewer	There Goes My Girl (1937)
Evelyn Brent Olga Olga See fewer	The Silver Horde (1930)
George Lloyd Devlin Devlin See fewer	Idol of the Crowds (1937)
Lucien Prival Mohl Mohl See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
John St. Polis Roemer (as John St.Polis) Roemer (as John St.Polis) See fewer	Three Weeks (1924)
William Gould Meisle Meisle See fewer	Buck Rogers (1939)
Hooper Atchley Wilk Wilk See fewer	The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936)
John Hamilton Dayton Dayton See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Wilbur Mack Russell Russell See fewer	Redheads on Parade (1935)
Lee Tong Foo Tchin Tchin See fewer	Across the Pacific (1942)
Lynton Brent Tommy Tommy See fewer	Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
Grace Wood Mrs. Roemer Mrs. Roemer See fewer	The Strange Woman (1918)
Frank Bruno Lescardi (uncredited) Lescardi (uncredited) See fewer	Exclusive (1937)
Ed Cassidy Ambulance Doctor (uncredited) Ambulance Doctor (uncredited) See fewer	Valley of Fear (1947)
Wheaton Chambers Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited) Chemistry Lab Director (uncredited) See fewer	The Crimson Ghost (1946)
Clancy Cooper Warehouse Man (uncredited) Warehouse Man (uncredited) See fewer	The Wild North (1952)
George DeNormand John (uncredited) John (uncredited) See fewer	The Money Jungle (1967)
Lester Dorr Coroner (uncredited) Coroner (uncredited) See fewer	Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
Herbert Evans Wilk's Butler (uncredited) Wilk's Butler (uncredited) See fewer	The Third Degree (1919)
Dick Reinhart Dock Worker (uncredited) Dock Worker (uncredited) See fewer	Bells of Capistrano (1942)