Review of Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) by Orlok W — 05 Oct 2013

Interesting Mystery Feature With a Good Performance From Karloff--This movie is a campy hoot!!

This review of Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) was written by Orlok W on 05 Oct 2013.

Mr. Wong, Detective has generally received mixed reviews.

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Lets See Boris Karloff as an Asian Detective, humm, no I liked him better in his horror roles, maybe its me…

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By James H (4,675) on 07 Oct 2006

One of the best entries in the Mr. Wong series. Boris Karloff is way over the top though, and what is up with that slicked down hairstyle…

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