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Release Date: 1940-11-18
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TMDB Rating: 6.0/10 from 18 votes on TMDB
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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.
Part of the Mr. Wong Collection on Filmoria.
Tagline:A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong!
Genres: Crime|
Mystery|
Thriller|
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Release Date: 1940-11-18
Movie Revenue: $0
Movie Runtime: 62
Language: English
Phantom of Chinatown was released on 18 November 1940. It is a Crime, Mystery, Thriller film with a running time of 62 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Check back on this Filmoria page for the latest cast, trailer and streaming updates on Phantom of Chinatown.
Filmoria's Take: Ratings are still coming in, so it is early days for audience reaction. Now an established part of the catalogue rather than a new release. If you are into Crime, it is worth a look.
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This is quite a fun little murder mystery with Keye Luke on good form as "Jimmy Wong" who is brought in by police captain "Street" (Grant Withers) to investigate the murder of a renowned archaeologist who had only just returned from an expedition to Mongolia. Who did what to whom all revolves around the search for a mysterious scroll that he had recovered from a tomb. which may reveal the location of some large oil deposits. It's actually quite well written with plenty of twists and turns and it's not so very easy to guess the culprit until near the end of this short feature. Luke isn't as good as Karloff was in the earlier "Wong" films, but I found him easily as good and entertaining a detective in this as Sydney Toler was in many of the "Charlie Chan" films, in which Luke also appeared.
Review via The Movie Database (TMDB)
