The Mysterious Mr. Wong

The Mysterious Mr. Wong

A fight for an empire behind the curtained mysteries of San Francisco's Chinatown!

NR 1935 · 63 min · ★ 4.3 · Mystery, Thriller

Mr. Wong is a "harmless" Chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless blood-thirsty pursuer of the Twelve Coins of Confucius by night. With possession of the coins, Mr. Wong will be supreme ruler of the Chinese province of Keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled. A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous Chinatown as Wong gets control of 11 of the 12 coins. Reporter Jason Barton and his girl Peg are hot on his trail, but soon find themselves in serious trouble when they stumble onto Wong's headquarters.

Directed by William Nigh · Written by Nina Howatt

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Bela Lugosi Mr. Fu Wong aka Lysee
Wallace Ford Jason H. 'Jay' Barton
Arline Judge Peg
E. Alyn Warren Phillip Tsang
Lotus Long Moonflower
Robert Emmett O'Connor Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
Edward Peil Sr. Jen Yu
Luke Chan Prof. Chan Fu
Lee Shumway Steve Brandon
Etta Lee Lusan
Ernest F. Young Chuck Roberts
Theodore Lorch Wong Henchman

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