There is also a 1935 movie starring bela lugosi featuring a title character named mr. Its hard not to at least be mildly entertained by bela lugosi hamming it up something fierce as mr. Bela gives a good performance as does wallace ford. Wong, among his best feature films as director, is about a powerhungry chinaman who is seeking to control a chinese province by collecting twelve gold coins.
Wong, a harmless chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless bloodthirsty pursuer of the twelve coins of confucius by night. The twelve coins of confucius by harry stephen keeler keywords. Its great fun to see a movie that is made for nothing but entertainment and a really good time. 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. 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, detective is rather interesting, and boris karloffs good performance as the detective also makes it worth seeing.
Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. 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 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. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession. Wong films are a great example of the programmer current in the 30s. Wong, a wisconsinborn actorturneddirector, william nigh was a specialist in directing action thrillers and mysteries. Wong is not a great movie, and it may not be a great example of journalism in classic film. Among his films there were such classics as the corpse vanishes 1942, the ape man 1943 and voodoo man 1944.
Wong is a 1939 american mystery crime film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff plot art collector brandon. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. They did know how to make films back the, didnt they. Wong will be supreme ruler of the chinese province of keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled. Does this movie have anything to do with boris karloffs 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. Wong 1939 boris karloff and dorothy tree in the mystery of. Possession of the coins will allow him to be supreme ruler of a large chinese province. This isnt the complete film there are a few scenes missing but if you havent seen the complete film this probably wont bother you.
Wong 1934 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. 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. Eliminating ceilings saved construction money and made lighting easier. Wongs life until the true murderer is revealed at the end of the film which i wont reveal here.
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 bela lugosi appears to be a mild mannered chinatown merchant, but appearances can be deceiving. Wong and he is the only asian actor to play the lead in a series programmer that i know of. The depression era dialogue is priceless between newshound wallace. The films run a little over one hour so the movies move on rapidly. Wong is a tongueincheek 1934 mystery film starring bela lugosi as a powerful fu manchu type criminal mastermind of the chinatown. Wong would have been up to after hed secured the power of the twelve gold coins. 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. Please see all pictures as they are part of the description. The film is based on harry stephen keeler s 1928 short story the strange adventure of the twelve coins.
The depression era dialogue is priceless between newshound wallace ford and the object of his desire, the lovely arline judge. 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. Wong s life until the true murderer is revealed at the end of the film which i wont reveal here. Investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. According to the legend, on his death bed confucius gave a coin to twelve of his closest friends. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold. 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. I would suggest a complete restrospective series of lugosis films from a2zcds. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the mysterious mr. 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 slog to trudge through but it is not without the odd gift. Indeed, newspaper accounts of homicides in chinatown recur throughout the film. This isnt the complete film there are a few scenes missing but if. The mysterious mr wong 1934 investigating a series of murders in chinatown, wiseguy reporter jason barton is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Although most of the production is pretty plain, the basic mystery story in mr. Wong detective movies of the same period played by boris karloff, this is a lowbudget mystery. Wong 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. William nigh a wiseguy reporter is captured by the megalomaniacal mr. Wong, a devious man out to obtain some mystical coins. Fucking awful and a fascinating curio, the mysterious mr. Wong is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff.
When the head of a shipping company is murdered in his office the identity of the killer seems obvious. Wong is a film directed by william nigh with bela lugosi, wallace ford, arline judge, e. Wong 1935 is a really cool and quirky monogram film. Wong bela lugosi, the ghost of frankenstein is a friendly shopkeeper who is actually the ruthless pursuer of twelve coins of confucius. Wong in chinatown is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william nigh and starring boris karloff as mr. Lugosi barely attempts anything outside his usual accent, but he puts in his usual undeserved big effort. Mystery bela lugosi plays a chinese gangster intent on killing anyone who possesses gold coins of confucius. But it does serve as an example of how important the archetypal movie reporter was to the poverty row thriller. A complete guide to all the new original series and films.
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, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of. 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. 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. 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. The story takes place in the early days of wongs career. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in.
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