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1934 film by William Nigh

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The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Theatrical poster to The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Directed by	William Nigh
Written by	Harry Stephen Keeler (story) Lew Levenson
Produced by	George Yohalem
Starring	Bela Lugosi Wallace Ford Arline Judge E. Alyn Warren
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Jack Ogilvie
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Release date	December 22, 1934 (1934-12-22)
Running time	63 min
Country	United States
Language	English

The Mysterious Mr. Wong is a tongue-in-cheek 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. The film is based on Harry Stephen Keeler's 1928 short story "The Strange Adventure of the Twelve Coins of Confucius" one of three stories in Keeler's book Sing Sing Nights. Despite the name of the title character and being directed by William Nigh, it has no relation to Monogram Pictures later Mr Wong film series. The character of Mr. Wong does not appear in the original story.

Plot

Bela Lugosi stars as Mr. Wong, 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. Though played up as a Tong war, ace reporter Jason Barton and his girl Peg are hot on his trail as is the Chinese Secret Service. All parties soon find themselves in serious trouble when they stumble onto Wong's headquarters.

Cast

Bela Lugosi dual role as Mr. Fu Wong and as Li See
Wallace Ford as Jason H. Barton
Arline Judge as Peg
E. Alyn Warren as Philip Tsang
Lotus Long as Moonflower
Robert Emmett O'Connor as Officer McGillicuddy
Chester Gan as Tung aka "Hi Strung"
Edward Peil Sr. as Jen Yu - Wong Henchman
Luke Chan as Professor Chan Fu
Lee Shumway as Editor Steve Brandon
Etta Lee as Lu San
Ernest F. Young as Reporter Chuck Roberts

External links

The Mysterious Mr. Wong at the Internet Movie Database
The Mysterious Mr. Wong is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
The Mysterious Mr. Wong on YouTube

v t e Mr. Wong films
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) The Fatal Hour (1940) Doomed to Die (1940) Phantom of Chinatown (1940)

v t e Films directed by William Nigh
Salomy Jane (1914) A Royal Family (1915) Emmy of Stork's Nest (1915) Mignon (1915) A Yellow Streak (1915) Her Debt of Honor (1916) The Kiss of Hate (1916) Life's Shadows (1916) The Child of Destiny (1916) Notorious Gallagher (1916) The Slave (1917) Thou Shalt Not Steal (1917) Wife Number Two (1917) The Blue Streak (1917) My Four Years in Germany (1918) The Fighting Roosevelts (1919) Beware! (1919) School Days (1921) Your Best Friend (1922) Notoriety (1922) Marriage Morals (1923) Born Rich (1924) Fear-Bound (1925) Casey of the Coast Guard (1926) The Fire Brigade (1926) The Little Giant (1926) The Nest (1927) Mr. Wu (1927) The Law of the Range (1928) Across to Singapore (1928) Four Walls (1928) Desert Nights (1929) Thunder (1929) Lord Byron of Broadway (1930) Today (1930) Fighting Thru (1930) The Single Sin (1931) The Lightning Flyer (1931) The Sea Ghost (1931) Border Devils (1932) Men Are Such Fools (1932) Without Honor (1932) The Night Rider (1932) He Couldn't Take It (1933) City Limits (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) School for Girls (1934) The House of Mystery (1934) Monte Carlo Nights (1934) Once to Every Bachelor (1934) Two Heads on a Pillow (1934) The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934) Dizzy Dames (1935) Sweepstake Annie (1935) The Headline Woman (1935) His Night Out (1935) Without Children (1935) She Gets Her Man (1935) The Old Homestead (1935) Don't Get Personal (1936) Crash Donovan (1936) North of Nome (1936) The Law Commands (1937) Bill Cracks Down (1937) Hoosier Schoolboy (1937) The 13th Man (1937) Boy of the Streets (1937) A Bride for Henry (1937) Atlantic Flight (1937) Rose of the Rio Grande (1938) Female Fugitive (1938) Romance of the Limberlost (1938) Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) Gangster's Boy (1938) I Am a Criminal (1938) The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) Streets of New York (1939) Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) Mutiny in the Big House (1939) The Fatal Hour (1940) Doomed to Die (1940) The Ape (1940) Son of the Navy (1940) The Kid from Kansas (1941) Secret Evidence (1941) No Greater Sin (1941) Mob Town (1941) Zis Boom Bah (1941) Mr. Wise Guy (1942) Escape from Hong Kong (1942) Black Dragons (1942) Tough as They Come (1942) City of Silent Men (1942) Lady from Chungking (1942) The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) The Ghost and the Guest (1943) Corregidor (1943) The Underdog (1943) Where Are Your Children? (1943) Trocadero (1944) Are These Our Parents? (1944) Allotment Wives (1945) Divorce (1945) Forever Yours (1945) Beauty and the Bandit (1946) Partners in Time (1946) South of Monterey (1946) The Gay Cavalier (1946) Riding the California Trail (1947) I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948) Stage Struck (1948)

Films directed by William Nigh

Salomy Jane (1914)
A Royal Family (1915)
Emmy of Stork's Nest (1915)
Mignon (1915)
A Yellow Streak (1915)
Her Debt of Honor (1916)
The Kiss of Hate (1916)
Life's Shadows (1916)
The Child of Destiny (1916)
Notorious Gallagher (1916)
The Slave (1917)
Thou Shalt Not Steal (1917)
Wife Number Two (1917)
The Blue Streak (1917)
My Four Years in Germany (1918)
The Fighting Roosevelts (1919)
Beware! (1919)
School Days (1921)
Your Best Friend (1922)
Notoriety (1922)
Marriage Morals (1923)
Born Rich (1924)
Fear-Bound (1925)
Casey of the Coast Guard (1926)
The Fire Brigade (1926)
The Little Giant (1926)
The Nest (1927)
Mr. Wu (1927)
The Law of the Range (1928)
Across to Singapore (1928)
Four Walls (1928)
Desert Nights (1929)
Thunder (1929)
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
Today (1930)
Fighting Thru (1930)
The Single Sin (1931)
The Lightning Flyer (1931)
The Sea Ghost (1931)
Border Devils (1932)
Men Are Such Fools (1932)
Without Honor (1932)
The Night Rider (1932)
He Couldn't Take It (1933)
City Limits (1934)
Mystery Liner (1934)
School for Girls (1934)
The House of Mystery (1934)
Monte Carlo Nights (1934)
Once to Every Bachelor (1934)
Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)
The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934)
Dizzy Dames (1935)
Sweepstake Annie (1935)
The Headline Woman (1935)
His Night Out (1935)
Without Children (1935)
She Gets Her Man (1935)
The Old Homestead (1935)
Don't Get Personal (1936)
Crash Donovan (1936)
North of Nome (1936)
The Law Commands (1937)
Bill Cracks Down (1937)
Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)
The 13th Man (1937)
Boy of the Streets (1937)
A Bride for Henry (1937)
Atlantic Flight (1937)
Rose of the Rio Grande (1938)
Female Fugitive (1938)
Romance of the Limberlost (1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
Gangster's Boy (1938)
I Am a Criminal (1938)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
Streets of New York (1939)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
The Fatal Hour (1940)
Doomed to Die (1940)
The Ape (1940)
Son of the Navy (1940)
The Kid from Kansas (1941)
Secret Evidence (1941)
No Greater Sin (1941)
Mob Town (1941)
Zis Boom Bah (1941)
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
Escape from Hong Kong (1942)
Black Dragons (1942)
Tough as They Come (1942)
City of Silent Men (1942)
Lady from Chungking (1942)
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
The Ghost and the Guest (1943)
Corregidor (1943)
The Underdog (1943)
Where Are Your Children? (1943)
Trocadero (1944)
Are These Our Parents? (1944)
Allotment Wives (1945)
Divorce (1945)
Forever Yours (1945)
Beauty and the Bandit (1946)
Partners in Time (1946)
South of Monterey (1946)
The Gay Cavalier (1946)
Riding the California Trail (1947)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
Stage Struck (1948)

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