Wong bela lugosi who appears to be willing to stop at nothing to get. 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. A fight for an empire behind the curtained mysteries of san franciscos chinatown. Wong bela lugosi kills to get his hands on the 12 coins of confucius. Also among the cast was laya joy, an interpretive dancer who changed her name from joyzelle just prior to the release of the film. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold. Film completo home mystery thriller the mysterious mr.
I just have to mention a film called the mysterious mr. Wong is a film directed by william nigh with bela lugosi, wallace ford, arline judge, e. Wong and many more full length movies from the best streaming services online. Wong, 1934, directed by william nigh, with bela lugosi, wallace ford, arline judge, at turner classic movies. But he is secretly the title character who will stop at nothing to gather all twelve of the coins of confucius. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of. Wong is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff. Wong film featured chineseamerican actor keye luke in the title role, the first time an american sound film used an asian actor to play a lead asian detective. 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. The depression era dialogue is priceless between newshound wallace ford and the object of his desire, the lovely arline judge.
A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous chinatown as wong gets control of 11 of the 12. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first appearance as mr. Synopsis investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Oct 04, 2010 please wait a minute for the movie to load after you click the play button. Wong, a harmless chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless bloodthirsty pursuer of the twelve coins of confucius by night. Sep 04, 2015 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Legend has it that the man who manages to obtain all twelve coins. Mystery bela lugosi plays a chinese gangster intent on killing anyone who possesses gold coins of confucius. 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 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. Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong, the 1934 please wait a minute for the movie to load after you click the play button.
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. 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. May 14, 20 the thursday horror picture show is having a double bill of harold youngs the frozen ghost 1945 and william nighs mysterious mr. Probably the most famous and oldest dracula is bela lugosi. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. The return of chandu 1934, film serial also released as two feature films as frank chandler chandu the mysterious mr. Retromedia presents a doubledose of monogram programmers with its bluray combo of william nigh s the mysterious mr. Wong 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Wong 1934 12221934 us mystery, thriller 1h 3m user score. The twelve coins of confucius by harry stephen keeler keywords. 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. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of confucius, with.
A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous chinatown as wong gets control of 11 of the 12 coins. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Mr wong appeared in magazine stories and a series of films for monogram pictures. The thursday horror picture show is having a double bill of harold youngs the frozen ghost 1945 and william nighs mysterious mr. Sherlock holmes movies the pearl of death 1944 full movie basil. Wong 1934 12 out of 4 reporter jason barton wallace ford begins to investigate a murder, which leads him to a set of twelve coins, which legend has can help a person control the world if they posses all of them. Wong, a harmless chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless. Wong 1935 is a really cool and quirky monogram film. Format choose an option iso files mp4 files disc only no downloads. Christopher lee also tried hishand at being the evil genius with nigel green as smith in the 1970s. William nigh investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. A list of american feature films released in 1934 it happened one night won best picture at the 7th academy awards on february 27, 1935.
Among his films there were such classics as the corpse vanishes 1942, the ape man 1943 and voodoo man 1944. 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. Among his films there were such classics as the corpse vanishes 1942, the. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession. A wiseguy reporter is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. As li see he is the low profile owner of a herb shop patronized for comic relief by a stereotypical irish cop. There is also a 1935 movie starring bela lugosi featuring a title character named mr. Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniac mr. William nigh, investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. The seventh featured chinese american actor keye luke in the title role, the first time an american film featured an asian actor as a lead asian detective. The mysterious mr wong 1934 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. The film was made through mgm studios in the 1930s. Wong 1934 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown.
Five of the films starred boris karloff and were directed by william nigh. Wong will be supreme ruler of the chinese province of keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled. Nor should the mysterious mr wong 1934 be mistaken for mr. Wong 1934 model a2zdvd00306 upc 882012600306 includes limited public performance rights distributed by. The almost complete psychotronic encyclopedia of film. 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. James wong, detective of san franciscos chinatown, protagonist of several poverty row mysteries.
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. Bela lugosi changes genres in 1934s the mysterious mr. Wong 1935 a chinese madman tries to find the legendary coins of confucius that will enable him to rule his homeland. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. As for the movies themselves, the first five all have boris karloff as mr. In it, bela lugosi, boris karloffs main rival on the horror circuit, plays a ruthless chinese villain named, of all things, mr. The film was shot early in 1934 between january 25 and the 30 at general service studios. Wong is a very early monogram picture filmed 1934, released jan 1935 with lugosi somewhat. 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. Boris karloff, keye luke, grant withers, maxine jennings, dorothy tree, lotus long, marjorie reynolds, charles trowbridge, charles miller, huntley gordon, william nigh, phil rosen. Wong 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.
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