Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) [Crime] [Mystery] 

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Nothing better than being snowed in, drinking a hot cup of ginger tea, and watching this timeless classic mystery movie. Thanks for the upload, cheers from snowy Northern New Mexico USA!

I always did love to watch a good crime mystery. This story has many twists and turns, that you don't want to miss. Boris Karloff is excellent as always.

Thanks for posting this classic old film. The idea is to suspend your dis-belief and just sit back and enjoy! These films were made at a simpler time in the history of cinema. If you try to pick them apart because a Caucasian is playing the role of an Asian, or the Chinese all are speaking in English, than your are missing the point. This is 1939 Hollywood. Just enjoy the old cars and San Francisco "way- back when". It's quaint and funny. Don't take it seriously. Just enjoy!

ahh the good old days, when news reporters could break and enter, traipse thru crime scenes , tamper with evidence etc. this film is a gem, thank you for broadcasting. ps love those big old sedans , classy ❤️❤️

The more comments I read on these old films the more glaring is how many viewers have NO IDEA of the history of film and the circumstances of their making. And for goodness sake stop trying to apply today's standards to films that were made 70 to 80 years ago -- if you apply those same ridiculous rules to history in general you wind up with the kind of political bullshit that we are experiencing today. Grow up, PLEASE.

Nothing better on a late Friday or Saturday night than making a big sandwich....getting your favorite beverage and settling down with a good Mr Wong film...!

I love it! Thanks for posting. I dig Marjorie Reynolds as the bright, capable reporter Logan & of course Karloff as Wong & Street. I take strange comfort in both the Mr. Wong (sans the Keye Luke Wong, though I love Luke as #1 son & in the 1st Kung Fu) & Charlie Chan films & have watched so often that their phrases have manifested in my daily speech. "He who dines well, sleeps well", "Contradiction, please", "Thank you so much" et all. Classic flick!

Such good movies....these, Charlie chan ,Sherlock Holmes and many more.

Thank you , For sharing with all of us ! Collectively 😊. Such a gift 🎁 .

I have loved old movies since I was 7. We didn't always have a tv back then. I remember on Friday was when mom and dad got grocery and always a gallon of ice cream, choc syrup and we would crush chips on top. You could get a gallon of ice cream for 99 cents back then. Turn the tv on watching Charlie Chan movies, and Sammy Terry and George his spider. Sammy showed horror movies. One movie was the Screaming Skull, I could hardly watch it, even today. I don't ever remember watching Mr. Wong. I'm glad I found him on RU-vid and have watched them several times. thank you Timeless Classic Movies

I'm so glad I can still see this glorious masterpiece!

Thanks for this beautiful movie in excellent quality

Love those old cars, with the back doors that swing out.

For those commenting on this film's plot being reused for Charlie Chan in The Chinese Ring. They are almost identical. Karloff's Mr Wong was based on Hugh Wiley's character and the screenplay was done by Scott Darling. The Charlie Chan version was altered slightly to conform to Earl der Bigger's character: SAME screenwriter, SAME studio, poverty-row Monogram, Eight years later. Warner Bros. and Columbia did the same by reusing plots and stories, sometimes only a year apart.

Excellent copy. Fun movie Boris is great. Thank you for the upload!

brilliant entertaining love Mr Karloff work. RIP huge fan.

I just saw this movie with different actors a couple of days ago. Detective Wong was played by Keye Luke. Some details were changed, but the same plot and characters.

A superb Mr. Wong mystery starring Boris Karloff. Thanks.

The 1930's was a very boisterous period in time, everyone yelled at each other and slammed doors. They were either deaf and didn't know their own strength or both.

There is a Charlie Chan movie with the same beginning. A Chinese princess comes to see Mr. Chan and is killed in his study. Detectives all have homes that are easily invaded by killers.

Does NO ONE turn the lights on when they enter a dark room? I understand the "bad guys" wanting to stay in the dark, but even the police do not turn the lights on until after finding a body-in the dark-and stepping over the body. I see this in many of the movies. Were utility bills THAT expensive back in the day? lOL Good, fun film that uses the same script used in Charlie Chan's "The Chinese Ring". Did anyone else see the shadow behind the dwarf when he made his exit from the Princess' apartment?

What a Great Movie, If Only Boris Karloff Had The Chance To Play Other Roles Than Just Horror Movies. Before Boris Karloff made "Frankenstein" he played Gangster Roles at Warner's, I have 2 Major Movies on DVD. But was never credited on one Movie. He Starred With Edward G. Robinson & James Cagney.

Awesome! Another Mr Wong with the most adorable Marjorie Reynolds and of course Boris himself!!

Love Mr Wong !!!! Boris Karloff was such a gifted actor.... That pesky reporter kept killing the whole fun what a royal pain !

This is a an exact remake of a Charlie Chan movie. It same characters. The only difference it instead of the detective being Mr. Wong it was Charlie Chan.

boris karloff ,was a great actor I. his time.

Every time I see this movie, I'm outraged that Ms. Long had such a small part. I thought she was gorgeous, and a damn good actor........

I wish the news reporter got a dart 5 minutes into the movie.

Thanks 🙏🏻 for sharing

Boris Karloff was a very good actor, little strange seeing him as Chinese, yet good. So enjoy these p;d movies.

Interesting! This is the first time I've ever heard of this character.

Thanks, you have really good films. Subscribed just now. :)

I really enjoy watching all the old movies, sure don't miss dish or direct tv lol

Wonderful ! Mr. WONG & Charlie Chan !!!

The dogs remind me of Zeus and Apollo in 'Magnum P.I.'

I am an old detective 🕵️ movie fanatic!! Can binge watch days lol 😂

Interesting William T Lackey... Producer actor who Knows maybe Kin Folks... Love It.

Thanks

these comments are soo funny lol! i've been reading tons of comments and between comments about the detective and the reporter, about half of them complain about the obnoxious loud interfering female reporter, and the other half complain about the obnoxious loud incompetent detective. look y'all, this is a 1940 cheap b movie, made for inexpensive fun entertainment and not for any type high-brow intellectualism! also, back then in movies, and later in tv, it was quite common to recycle scripts and use them as many as 4 times by simply changing a few names, locations, and minor details. folks should either just enjoy this movie for what it is or else skip it completely! personally, i love it and most movies like it. i'm an older individual and, since there was no such thing as netflix, cable, etc., when i was young, i remember this type movie being on tv at midnight fri nights or noon on sat. just for everybody who wants to complain, all the charlie chans were played by non-asians (even a swiss guy), but all asian secondary parts were played by asians (who sometimes played a different asian ethnicity than what they really were, so why don't you fuss at them for a change?). in all but the last of the mr wong movies it was the same, but in the final movie keye luke played mr wong (charlie chan's # 1 son, later had a part in 'flower drum song' - almost all asian cast btw, and shalan priest in tv's 'kung fu'). finally, peter lorie played mr moto, but actors of asian ethnicity played secondaries there as well.

Really enjoyed this... have never seen one of these "Mr. Wong" movies! Loved the whole late 30s era, the clothes, the cars, the snappy dialog, how "light" is was at NIGHT (including shadows?). The only part that was upsetting was the shooting of the two Great Danes! Obviously, this was part of the storyline, but this would bring criticism and an out cry if done today?! 🤔😠

What a good actor!

A great one I'd not yet seen. Thanks!

Suprisingly good old Movie, Thanks !

I wouldn’t want anything to happen to Mr. Wong. Absolutely hilarious. Marjorie Reynolds was about the cutest thing that ever was.

Great late night movie.....

This movie is identical to the Charlie Chan movie "The Chinese Ring". One of them is a remake of the other. I don't remember which one.

Fantastic stuff! And boy the cops drove some sweet cars in SF back then or what! :)

Love Mr Wong.

The cop is a jerk. Treats the reporter badly.

Great stuff!

you have to love STREET--"YOU'RE NOT FOOLIN ME"

Boris played a transylvania mixed person with bolts in his neck and a elderly Egyptian wrapped in bandages. Good acting. Thanks for the movies.

The cast list states Marjorie Reynolds played Miss Logan. Is that accurate? I ask only because in other films and images, Marjorie Reynolds hardly resembles the amazing reporter in the two, I think, Wong films featuring Logan. Is it simply the blonde hair that's throwing me, or is it a different actress after all? And in the first Wong film, isn't Det. Street named "Bill" instead of "Sam"?

I indeed like the movie but sadly RU-vid has polluted it with so many nested ads that it destroyed the total mood and I had to stop watching - HUGE THUMBS DOWN.

I love Miss Logan :D The character reminds me much of Torchy Blane

Is the Dr. at around 27:40 the same actor who played the glass-bubble avenger in Mr. Wong Detective? I think the character's name is Mr. Roma(?). Or do they just appear mildly similar?

Poor old Jerry. Never gets to talk.

Pretty lavish for Monogram. Is that ship's cabin from "King Kong?!"

Would anybody know where to get the theme music ?

I love Boris Karloff's lisp. Sheesh, ads every four minutes, how annoying. I wish I could finish watching this, but the ads are just too much.

This movie seems like Charlie Chan in the Chinese Ring (1947) Check that out and compare.

The Chinese princess was played by Lotus Long who was half Japanese and half native Hawaiian. Mr Wong was played by an Englishman who took a Russian name as his stage name. Does anybody in Hollywood actually take roles that are native to them?

51:10 From before all telephone numbers in movies started with 555.

I don’t remember ever seeing Ginger Rogers this young!

Brown G's too What would you do for a Klondike Bar Lol❤

I seen the same plot in Charlie Chan...

I didn't know that boris karloff was taking sign language

Excellent old movie, complete with an annoying and intelligent Blond. 👍🏻 🥰

Best chop suey in SF Chinatown? Jimmy lu’s place JaLu. Ay yi yi

Mott Street NYC

Interesting movie but a disappointing one dimensional performance by Karloff. so different from the multi-layered, inspired work of Peter Lorre as Mr. Motto. Even though Lorre came to hate playing Motto, his portrayals have a depth that Karloff does not even come close to. While Karloff was a wizard with make-up, Lorre was a true genius of the actor's art.

La facturaza de Boris Karlorrrrrr #chanante

Used to deliver the det news bulldog edition on provost st in Detroit. Sat nite, and do collections. Small businessman

- La Hora Chanante... - ¡¡Chanante!!

Oh, I forgot the stereotypical sassy girl reporter who is dating the detective and makes a bloody nuisance of herself. Ye gods, that character is annoying.

Jerry earned his pay!

I knew this was going to be a good movie when I saw that it was approved with certificate #5515.🙄

How odd. This is almost identical to a Charlie Chan story. Hmmm. lol

Boris Karloff was nearly six feet tall, which for the time would have been an extraordinary height for a man of Chinese descent. This may explain why he stoops so much in this film; he's trying to appear shorter to make his character more realistic. On the other hand, his genteel British-inflected English seems completely out of place.

The Chinese Princess, Her Maid Companion, the Dwarf, and two Dogs.

Way too many commercials.

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They dress like Lady boys ❤

"She's Dead".

That reporter is a royal pain. Otherwise decent movies.

This was soooo good never knew bout " MR J LEE WONG" Boris K.played only "Charley Chan" movies so this was a delight...except part w doggies. 🐶💔 hopefully ok i think saw breathing surely didnt hurt to makemovie bk then hopefully just lite sedation....🙏🙏😳😄im an old movie buff. Love em...tfpostin....Karen

I wonder why real Chinese people were not used. There was an active cinema in Shanghai with real Chinese actors.

Get me the lapd . Chief gates. There’s a disturbance at Manchester and normandie

A post states that Karloff had Indian heritage. That is total nonsense His father was with the British Consular Service in India. You can't get any more British than Karloff and his brothers. Try reading a bit, you'll be suprised by how much you don't know.

The plot as written above is written with very bad English composition. It indicates that Wong was killed in his front hall. Bad English and composition can be - and often is - misinterpreted by most. The next time I hope people will pay more attention in English Classes and see how a simple mistake can lead to confusion. Wars have been started by such confusions. It is better to be voiceless than to be unable to say the correct words (old Chinese saying)...

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the volume was too low for me to hear so I only made it a few minutes in. I bet it was a good movie but I just can't hear it.

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One of the men seems so rough on the girl, otherwise, a very entertaining movie.

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What The Hell is a Punch Board Hole?

As hind-sight is perfect, set aside the idea of a Caucasian playing an Asian. Remember that orientals and black peoples did not get leading roles, even if the role was for them. This practice persisted into the 1980s... be glad it is presently over. Roles in continuing characters have the ability to destroy careers, think of Bond and those who have played the character.