What a great, underrated actor Boris was… going from the scary non-Asian operatic villain in a Charlie Chan film to this role, and all the other roles in between! He could do anything.
I’ve been binge-watching these Wong movies and Capt. Bill Street is a sh-t in every one; an absolute brute. He almost spoils the films. And did he ever say anything without yelling?
Seemingly not. Found the blond bimbo equally irritating too. They both make my headphones crackle, yelling their brains out all the time. Such a shame, because Boris makes for such a mild-mannered and intelligent character, quietly biding his time as he pieces together the clues.
Charlie Chan "The Chinese Ring" almost a word for word copy of this movie.They both have the lady reporter with the piece of broken chair hanging from her arm. In this movie the princess that was killed managed to write "Captain J." In the Chan movie, she wrote "Captain K." So there was progress.
That era is fascinating to me, I almost feel connected to it in a personal way, I don't know what to think of reincarnation but it's probably just the way my mind romanticizes that era.
Right. ...i dont remember these but other great ole movies....ours in Ft Worth after NEWS 10:30pm....& later....Mom💜let me stay up & watch together......cant remember all but know enjoyed greatly........like Majorie Too
This film story was remade in 1947 as a Charlie Chan film, 'The Chinese Ring' starring Roland Winters as Chan. Boris Karloff fantastic actor, from Frankenstein to The Old Dark House to The Ghoul to The Body Snatchers and The Mask of Fu Manchu. There are so many many more, especially those from the 1930's. But back in 1929 he played a Hindu servant to an explorer in the early talkie 'Behind the Curtain'. Technically this is a Charlie Chan film, written by the Chan novelist Earl Derr Biggers. It's a great movie, which is the first talkie that mentions Charlie Chan, in the beginning of the film his name is mention, but you don't get to see him till the last 10min. portrayed by a Korean - American E.L.Park. Great cast all around...🎭
4:44: Wong's doorbell is a GONG. And why does Street always have his hat on? Even in his own office. Adore Karloff. Often wondered why he wasn't cast as Chan. Silly fun. Love this channel. Thanks for posting.
I read that detectives kept their hats on, so they wouldn't have to waste precious time during investigations, retrieving them or trying to remember where they laid them once they took them off, There was no time for etiquette when their minds and physicality was focused on solving crimes of homicide.
WOLFROY47 Hahaha. I’ve hear that kind of thing all of my life ....I still think y’all are funny. When I was a kid and we owned a van ...the kids referred to it as the Enterprise
Anybody else recognize Marjorie Reynolds from introducing "White Christmas" with Bing Crosby...and then as Peg in "The Life if Riley" with William Bendix?
Boris was doing more or less the same role as Colonel Marsh of Scotland Yard 25 years later, but as an Englishman, not that you could tell the difference. Right down to the hat and brollie! If you're a Karloff fan and can find The Mask of Fu Manchu, that's a treat!
Grant Wither's is priceless in these Mr. Wong movies. His best line in this movie? , not an actual word or words,, but rather a very emphatic sigh of disgust, at the 17:39 mark- vintage!
Douglas Barton My Grandpa never left the house without a hat. If he was just outside or nearby he wore a Caterpillar or International Harvester baseball cap. Otherwise it was a nice hat ....a little smaller than the cop’s hat. I wish I would have been able to get it after he died. My Grandpa/Stuart Williams was an amazing guy
They tinted Karloff s face a bit but left his hands really white. I cannot stand the perky journalist who gives a blow by blow of everything the Police and Wong are doing, through her newspaper. Wonder why they dont even try to stop her? Her boyfriend even gives her the money for the calls.
Love em all Char Chan , SIDNEY TOLAR💜...Mr Wong. Boris. Thank you so much.....helping get my mind off some personal ruff times....plus remember my Precious Mom & GRANDMOM.....🙏🙏🙏💔💔😢😢😢💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Capt. Street (Grant Withers) is a 'man's man', as shown by his motion to his partner to let him by, so he can go confront an unknown danger in the other room. Of course as it turns out, it was his nemesis Bobby Logan trying to phone in her discovery. Wither's is the best.
'Love' how in these 'guilty pleasure' movies; how the Studios could NOT even make a minimal effort to at least 'dub-in' Chinese dialogue for Wong whenever he is interacting with fellow Country people....Wong sits with the Elders of Chinatown and chats away in English....LoL...sad, sad fact all the way through even into the Charlie Chan Series....
(a) Absolutely nothing in these movies resembles reality. (b) They were made for english-speaking audiences. (c) Political correctness was still thankfully many years away. C'mon, man...just enjoy these for what they are!
At 28:14 How did they know that was the little guy's footprints/ His feet appeared to be normal size like his head. A dwarf isn't dwarfed in all his body.
... I love these series of Movies as Boris Karloff, as a Chinese detective.. (44:00 ) But Unfortunately , the only Character i can't stand is Detective "Bill Street". So, So LOUD.
Grant Withers was supposed to play the character this way. This made the verbal exchanges between him and Marjorie Reynolds more fun. She and Natalie Wood were the cutest things to ever hit the movie screen.
Now a days all these acters would be racist for daring to portray someone not of their own race. Which of course Is ludicrous parts should be given on ability of the actors or actresses not because of race, Creed, color, nepotism or anything else that doesn't pertain to their ability as a thesbian...
Vous pouvez avoir les sous-titres dans plusieurs langues, dont le portugais ; Il faut cliquer sur le rectangle blanc à droite en bas de la vidéo puis sur la roue crantée à côté, ensuite cliquer sur "anglais"(générés automatiquement), et enfin sur "traduire automatiquement"; Vous verrez une longue liste de langues rangées par ordre alphabétique, vous n'aurez qu'à faire défiler les noms et choisir la langue que vous voulez.
That's part of the attraction of these Mr. Wong flicks with Karloff. And Wither's is great-I love his expression as he's looking at the dwarf for the first time. Then when he walks him over to the desk-holding his hand like he's walking a chimpanzee.
That’s supposed to be the point. Karloff insisted that his character NOT be a caricatural « Chinese detective » speaking pidgin English and quoting nonexistent pithy proverbs. He is supposed to be a suave, urbane Western-educated gentleman. In a way, he is the « good guy » équivalent of the evil Dr. Fu Machu character that Karloff played a few years earlier.
yep, that was their idea of equal opportunity, look at how fair we are being, to small people. but they weren't to happy when they stole the show. Mini-Me, fantasy island etc
@@carolinejohnson845 See the Wikipedia write up on Chinese Ring and how it's the same story, with a few changes, as Mr Wong in Chinatown - they're short - play the back to back
Caroline Johnson Same here,I guessed it was after the great Oland died and before they found Toler?Watched as much of The Golden Eye as I could stand,had hoped it was the only one.Poor low-grade comedic junk it was,the actor seemed to be a weak attempt to recreate Oland.I don't even watch Toler,but they were at least well-made movies with a good actor who gave the character his own spin.