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. The thursday horror picture show will screen the frozen ghost and mysterious mr. Lugosi barely attempts anything outside his usual accent, but he puts in his usual undeserved big effort. The depression era dialogue is priceless between newshound wallace. Bela lugosi is tailormade for his role in the mysterious mr. 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. A kind of a low rent fu manchu story with wong lugosi masquerading as a harmless shopkeeper, while running a gang ruthlessly trying to gain the twelve coins of confucius.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the mysterious mr. Wongs life until the true murderer is revealed at the end of the film which i wont reveal here. Wong detective movies of the same period played by boris karloff, this is a lowbudget mystery. 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. Wong is a 1939 american mystery crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff plot art collector brandon. Wong is not a great movie, and it may not be a great example of journalism in classic film. The twelve coins of confucius by harry stephen keeler keywords. If i compare it to the best of the b flicks, such as the thin man series which earns a 9 from me, id award mysterious mr wong an 8.
Please see all pictures as they are part of the description. The film is based on harry stephen keeler s 1928 short story the strange adventure of the twelve coins. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold. Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong films are a great example of the programmer current in the 30s. When the head of a shipping company is murdered in his office the identity of the killer seems obvious. Its hard not to at least be mildly entertained by bela lugosi hamming it up something fierce as mr. Indeed, newspaper accounts of homicides in chinatown recur throughout the film. Fucking awful and a fascinating curio, the mysterious mr.
Mysterious mr wong original movie poster bela lugosi 1934 poster has pin holes, some creases, poster is folded and does have fold lines, there is a holetear in the center on the fold lines, there are some other small holes on the fold lines, colors are still good. Does this movie have anything to do with boris karloffs mr. Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown. The depression era dialogue is priceless between newshound wallace ford and the object of his desire, the lovely arline judge. Wong will be supreme ruler of the chinese province of keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Although most of the production is pretty plain, the basic mystery story in mr.
This isnt the complete film there are a few scenes missing but if you havent seen the complete film this probably wont bother you. The films run a little over one hour so the movies move on rapidly. William nigh a wiseguy reporter is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. 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. Eliminating ceilings saved construction money and made lighting easier. William nigh, investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong, a devious man out to obtain some mystical coins. Wong, among his best feature films as director, is about a powerhungry chinaman who is seeking to control a chinese province by collecting twelve gold coins. The story takes place in the early days of wongs career. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in.
But it does serve as an example of how important the archetypal movie reporter was to the poverty row thriller. They did know how to make films back the, didnt they. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. Wong would have been up to after hed secured the power of the twelve gold coins. Wong 1934 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Wong 1935 is a really cool and quirky monogram film. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. 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 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. Wong s life until the true murderer is revealed at the end of the film which i wont reveal here. Legend has it that the man who manages to obtain all twelve coins would have. The mysterious mr wong 1934 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong in chinatown is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff as mr. Fu manchu in the mask of fu manchu 1932 and general wu yen fang, in west of shanghai 1937, just prior to the first mr. Bela gives a good performance as does wallace ford. Wong, a harmless chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless bloodthirsty pursuer of the twelve coins of confucius by night. Wong, a wisconsinborn actorturneddirector, william nigh was a specialist in directing action thrillers and mysteries. I would suggest a complete restrospective series of lugosis films from a2zcds. Mystery bela lugosi plays a chinese gangster intent on killing anyone who possesses gold coins of confucius. The sixth and final film in the series, phantom of chinatown, was issued in 1940 and actually starred keye luke who replaced karloff as a younger mr. This isnt the complete film there are a few scenes missing but if.
Wong is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff. Wong and he is the only asian actor to play the lead in a series programmer that i know of. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of. Wong, detective is rather interesting, and boris karloffs good performance as the detective also makes it worth seeing. Wong 1939 boris karloff and dorothy tree in the mystery of. Wong bela lugosi appears to be a mild mannered chinatown merchant, but appearances can be deceiving. Its great fun to see a movie that is made for nothing but entertainment and a really good time. Karloff brought a human touch to every role that he played, and even though this is an atypical part for him, he is a believable mr. The mystery of mr wong full movie good quality 1939. 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. Among his films there were such classics as the corpse vanishes 1942, the ape man 1943 and voodoo man 1944.
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