Review of Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) by Kevin R — 20 Jan 2012
There's been a murder in my house.
A young lady seeking Mr. Wong's help is murdered in his own house. Mr. Wong will need to uncover why she needed his aid and who would want her dead. He is especially ambitious to uncover the plot since the killer was bold enough to sneak into his house to kill the lady.
"Do you know something that I don't know?".
"That wouldn't have to be much.".
William Nigh, director of Where Are Your Children; Mr. Wong, Detective; The Mystery of Mr. Wong; Mutiny in the Big House; The 13th Man; and Dizzy Dames, delivers Mr. Wong in Chinatown. The storyline for this picture is fairly clever and reminded me of a Sherlock Holmes movie/book. The acting is marvelous and the cast includes Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers, and George Lynn.
"If you ever decide to quite the news paper game we could use brains like yours.".
Mr. Wong in Chinatown continues our effort to see all of the Mr. Wong pictures. We are huge Boris Karloff fans and his work in this series is smart and has an authentic feel (despite Mr. Karloff not being Asian ;). Overall, this is a very entertaining series that is definitely worth a viewing.
Grade: B.
This review of Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) was written by Kevin R on 20 Jan 2012.
Mr. Wong in Chinatown has generally received mixed reviews.
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