Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the mysterious mr. There is also a 1935 movie starring bela lugosi featuring a title character named mr. Although most of the production is pretty plain, the basic mystery story in mr. But it does serve as an example of how important the archetypal movie reporter was to the poverty row thriller. The twelve coins of confucius by harry stephen keeler keywords. Wong would have been up to after hed secured the power of the twelve gold coins. 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.
Please see all pictures as they are part of the description. The film continues at a fine pace throughout the film with the various characters functioning as red herrings love triangles, attempts to reclaim the gem, another murder, an attempt on mr. This isnt the complete film there are a few scenes missing but if. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of. Its hard not to at least be mildly entertained by bela lugosi hamming it up something fierce as 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 large province in china. Possession of the coins will allow him to be supreme ruler of a large chinese province. Wong features starring boris karloff finds wealthy gemcollector brandon edwards gaining possession of the largest star sapphire in the world, the eye of the daughter of the moon, after it has been. 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, a devious man out to obtain some mystical coins. The depression era dialogue is priceless between newshound wallace ford and the object of his desire, the lovely arline judge. The mysterious mr wong 1934 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff.
William nigh a wiseguy reporter is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Among his films there were such classics as the corpse vanishes 1942, the ape man 1943 and voodoo man 1944. According to the legend, on his death bed confucius gave a coin to twelve of his closest friends. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in. Wong 1935 is a really cool and quirky monogram film. Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong is a slog to trudge through but it is not without the odd gift. Wong is a film directed by william nigh with bela lugosi, wallace ford, arline judge, e.
Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown. Mystery bela lugosi plays a chinese gangster intent on killing anyone who possesses gold coins of confucius. 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. 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. 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 was the first of several movies he would make for monogram studios, a poverty row company that specialized in lowbudget horror and gangster films. 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. Wong bela lugosi, the ghost of frankenstein is a friendly shopkeeper who is actually the ruthless pursuer of twelve coins of confucius. The films run a little over one hour so the movies move on rapidly.
Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold. Wong, a harmless chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless bloodthirsty pursuer of the twelve coins of confucius by night. Bela gives a good performance as does wallace ford. This isnt the complete film there are a few scenes missing but if you havent seen the complete film this probably wont bother you. Its great fun to see a movie that is made for nothing but entertainment and a really good time. The depression era dialogue is priceless between newshound wallace. Wong, detective is rather interesting, and boris karloffs good performance as the detective also makes it worth seeing.
Lugosi barely attempts anything outside his usual accent, but he puts in his usual undeserved big effort. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. The film is based on harry stephen keeler s 1928 short story the strange adventure of the twelve coins. The mystery of mr wong full movie good quality 1939. Wong opens with expository information from an encyclopedia about the fabled twelve coins of confucius and how the person who possesses them will rule a province called keelat. Wong 1939 boris karloff and dorothy tree in the mystery of.
Wong detective movies of the same period played by boris karloff, this is a lowbudget mystery. Wong bela lugosi appears to be a mild mannered chinatown merchant, but appearances can be deceiving. Wongs life until the true murderer is revealed at the end of the film which i wont reveal here. I would suggest a complete restrospective series of lugosis films from a2zcds. Wong in chinatown is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff as mr. Wong is not a great movie, and it may not be a great example of journalism in classic film. 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. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession. William nigh, investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. The thursday horror picture show will screen the frozen ghost and mysterious mr. Wong 1934 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. The story takes place in the early days of wongs career.
Wong, a wisconsinborn actorturneddirector, william nigh was a specialist in directing action thrillers and mysteries. 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. Does this movie have anything to do with boris karloffs mr. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. Wong will be supreme ruler of the chinese province of keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled. When the head of a shipping company is murdered in his office the identity of the killer seems obvious. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Indeed, newspaper accounts of homicides in chinatown recur throughout the film. Wong 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. They did know how to make films back the, didnt they. Eliminating ceilings saved construction money and made lighting easier. Fucking awful and a fascinating curio, the mysterious mr. Bela lugosi is tailormade for his role in 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.
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. 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. Wong and he is the only asian actor to play the lead in a series programmer that i know of. 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. Wong is a 1939 american mystery crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff plot art collector brandon.
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