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Phantom of Chinatown(1940)
Status: Released
Date: 1940-11-18
57%
15 Votes
Time: 1h 2m
A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong!
Overview:
In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Monogram Pictures
Movie: Phantom of Chinatown
Top 10 Billed Cast
Keye Luke
James Lee Wong
Lotus Long
Win Lee, Benton's Secretary
Grant Withers
Police Captain Street
Huntley Gordon
Dr. Norman Wilkes
Virginia Carpenter
Louise Benton
John Dilson
Charlie Frasier
Paul McVey
Detective Grady
John Holland
Mason
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Overview
In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on.
Release Date
1940-11-18
Average
5.733
Rating:
2.9 startsTagline
A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong!
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Languages:
English
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