Mr wong appeared in magazine stories and a series of films. British isles war map, war invades america, chicagos strangest detective story by alexander woollcott, mexico adventure, private life of katharine brush, why hitler laughs at our army, vacation in new york, new york horse betting law, tom browns school days gvg. Wolfe was born in montenegro and keeps his past murky. Street, the tone was set for all six films, which have been restored for this dvd. Detective james wong gets involved in a murder case. Mp4 movies public domain compatible with ipod video, psp, etc. Check out 24hour breaking news, sports, weather, entertainment and more. Mr and mrs detective are a full service, professional private investigation agency providing professional investigations and related services to attorneys, corporations, small businesses and the general public throughout the new england area, located in rhode island and licensed in ri and ma. William nigh when a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong to help him, wong investigates this and two. Wong investigates the deaths of 3 partners in the poison gas export trade each death occurring while the person was alone in his quarters. Alfred andriola was selected by earl derr biggers to create a charlie chan newspaper comic strip for the mcnaught newspaper syndicate. Wong as six feet tall, educated at yale university and with the face of a foreign devila yankee. Wong detective 1938 boris karloff adventure, crime. Wong investigates the murder of a chemical manufacturer and two other killings.
Hyde free horror film based on robert louis stevensons novella strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde. The third novel, like its predecessors, circles around two girls daisy wells and hazel wong who, in each book, have a mystery to solve. The da vinci treasure 2006 streaming ita film completo. What a woman wants the autobiography of a flea 1976. The station, crash, and hotel in the fictional rivereine were actually filmed at acquigny, approximately 60 miles northwest of paris. Five additional films were made in 1939 and 1940, ending with phantom of chinatown in 1940. Tex randall tex ritter gets arrested for murder and horse rustling but its all a case of mistaken identity. The idea of a circuitous route returning to rivereine was not part of the original script, but was improvised to. Wong detective is a dramatic murder mystery film from 1938. The night of the generals 1967 firearms for fun and profit. Nero wolfe is a fictional character, a brilliant, oversized, eccentric armchair detective created in 1934 by american mystery writer rex stout. The beautiful snow white flees from the wrath of the jealous queen and takes refuge in the house of the seven dwarves. Wong detective presented boris karloff as pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated oriental sleuth. The next day, the man is dead and the police, led by captain street series regular grant withers, are baffled how typical.
Wong detective 1938 is a classic movie directed by william nigh, and starring boris karloff. Mystery, murder, comedy, public domain, classic tv, weirdness, weird feature films 1,089 1. Detective is available for free download at the internet archive this 1930s crime filmrelated. I bought the sixdisc collection from alpha video mr. This list of american films of 1938 compiles american feature films that were released in 1938. Wongs main interest is solving murders and hes an expert at it. Wong, detective is a 1938 film about a chineseamerican detective. Explore more than 1,500 films on the criterion channel, with filters for genre, decade, country, and director. When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james.
See more ideas about charlie chan, movies and old movies. He definately makes a better monster than he does an asian super sleuth. I love ebay, but what i dont love is the crazy amount of scrolling i have to do. Wong, detective presented boris karloff as pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated oriental sleuth. For one, the police answer every call in the film with sirens on. Get writing help or enjoy nearly a half million pieces of original writing. Wong, detective stars boriskarloff, grantwithers, evelynbrent, maxinejennings the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 9 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Mystery liner is a 1934 american precode film directed by william nigh, starring noah beery, sr. Dear twitpic community thank you for all the wonderful photos you have taken over the years. Wong is visited by simon dayton john hamilton, an industrialist fearing for his life. James lee wong, and grant withers as street, whose first name and rank changed from film to film. The previous two books were murder most unladylike and arsenic for tea if you have not already read them, i highly recommend it.
Jul 30, 2015 first class murder is the third book in the murder most unladylike series. When the life of industrialist simon dayton john hamilton is threatened, he makes an appointment with the one man who might be able to help him, the oxford. Stars boris karloff, grant withers and maxine jennings the mr. Wong by david rothel for sale during the golden age of magazine fiction, motion pictures, and radioroughly the 1920s through the late 1940sthree oriental crime fighters were introduced to the american public. Wong, detective the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
This isnt one star for the films but for the actual set provided. This great film will surely attract a whole new generation of classic movie fans. This was remade as the docks of new orleans, a 1948 charlie chan movie. Wong, detective full movie boris karloff, grant withers. When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective james wong to help him, wong investigates this and two subsequent murders.
Wong discovers a broken glass ball that contained poison gas. A chinese detective solves a triple murder involving poison gas and its chemical manufacturers. Dayton and his partners meisle william gould and wilk hooper atchley have been selling a poison gas invented by roemer john st. Wong, is a fictional chineseamerican detective created by hugh wiley 18841968. Mar 03, 2019 during the 1920s, the fleischer brothers developed a series of short animations called cartunes, using the bouncing ball to lead theater audiences in singalongs. Clips and movies can also be downloaded from our servers using a pw or. Wong boris karloff can meet him, the man is found dead in his. Perhaps people accepted that in 1938, though i cant really imagine so. The sapphire is stolen from china and turns up in the possession of an unscrupulous.
The towns bigshot gets him off the hook and offers a horsetrading deal to tex with the intention of double crossing him just like he did the tombstone kid archie ricks. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh. This 3dvd boxed set includes the complete collection, all 6 films, digitally restored for your viewing pleasure. The scenes immediately before the crash were shot on the track heading south from acquigny. Thousands asked to see colliers magazine famous detective on the screen. The first five films, all directed by william nigh, starred karloff as mr. A chemical manufacturer comes to detective james wong boris karloff one day and asks him for help. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first appearance as mr. Wong, detective 1938 feature film gorillas on dailymotion. Dayton runs a chemical company with his partners, wilk and meisel. The solution to this one is kind of obvious about halfway through so i was shouting at the screen for the last half, though that didnt help wong and street solve it faster. Look up results from a wide range of industryleading data sources and, where available, combine all the data into an easytounderstand report in seconds. Even more memorable, however, is the films intense focus on the toll taken on wong tang wei, a student who joins an acting troupe that decides to assassinate mr.
Karloffs portrayal of the character is an example of hollywoods use of yellowface and its portrayal of east asians in the earlier half of the 20th century. Boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings director. Gary cooper stars as an american ambulance driver serving in italy in. Sherlock holmes faces death full movie, basil rathbone, sherlock film series duration. Agatha christie athletics gladys mitchell high jump shot put the longer bodies. A glimpse into the mind of the brilliant chef behind mr. Detective the fatal hourdoomed to diephantom of chinatown play all title select the fatal hour. Wong is a 1939 film about a detective who tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel. In san francisco lascari frank bruno tells anton mohl lucien prival that the ship carrying the chemicals is guarded.
Simon dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the help of mr. When investigating the death of a chemical manufacturer, detective james wong boris karloff uncovers an international spy ring. With karloff as james lee wong and grant withers as capt. Film streaming gratuit hd en vf et vostfr, serie et manga. The criterion collection the criterion channel all films. Wong to life on the big screen with 6 feature films, 5 of which starred boris karloff. Picclick is an elegant and simple tool that is more enjoyable to use than the builtin search tools on ebay. Even by 1938 it would seem to have been a kind of foolish assumption that it was okay to ship poison gas to europe. Wong, detective, karloff in no way looks asian and a slight accent gets in the way. Wong figures out that roemer and his accomplices, the countess and the baron. Wong mystery series concerns the theft of the the largest star sapphire in the world. Lux radio theater the great detectives of old time radio. Wong, detective is a 1938 american crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff in his first.
The comedy you cant take it with you won the academy award for best picture. Wong, detective 1938, based on colliers stories by hugh wiley. Wong fights to keep a killer from winning control of a rich oil deposit. The archives for the village voice, the nations first alternative weekly newspaper, covering the counterculture from 1955 to 2018. Dayton is killed by a poisonous gas developed by carl roemer. The lux radio theater adaptation of the classic disney animated feature snow white and the seven dwarves. Wong, detective, 1938, directed by william nigh, with boris karloff, grant withers, maxine jennings, at turner classic movies. Wong, detective 1938 factory owner simon dayton john hamilton visits the office of private detective james lee wong boris karloff in san franciscos chinatown, claiming to be in danger. Boris karloff six uncut features the success of charlie chan and mr.
An industrial chemical manufacturer shows up one evening, seeking mr. Starring john wayne as jack burton, boris karloff and bela lugosi as lo pan, with cameos appearances by lon chaney jr. The film was entered as a feature attraction at the 1934 international exhibition of cinematographic art in venice, italy, the forerunner of the. Karloff went to monogram to play the title role of a chinese detective in mr. Hyde free john barrymore stars in the renowned silent adaptation of the robert louis stevenson classic. See more ideas about charlie chan, detective movies and film. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest classic films of all time. So detective wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders. A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective james wong to help him. During the 1930 and 1940s, fleischer studios is credited with bringing betty boop, popeye the sailor, superman and koko the clown to movie houses big screens.