You Are Currently Watching: The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)

Posted On: January 26, 2010
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The_Mystery_of_Mr._Wong_000600The second in the series of Mr. Wong features starring Boris Karloff finds wealthy gem-collector Brandon Edwards gaining possession of the largest star sapphire in the world, the ‘Eye of the Daughter of the Moon’, after it has been stolen in China. Edwards, at a party in his home, confides to Mr. Wong that his life is in danger. During a game of Charades, Edwards is mysteriously shot dead and the gem disappears. Unknown to Wong, the jewel is in the possession of Edwards’ maid, Drina, who intends to return it to China, but she is murdered also, and the gem is taken again. After one more murder — the suspect list is dwindling — Wong exposes the killer, turns him over to Police Inspector Street, and Wong departs to return the gem to China.

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Boris Karloff James Lee Wong
Grant Withers Police Captain Sam Street
Dorothy Tree Valerie Edwards
Craig Reynolds Peter Harrison
Ivan Lebedeff Michael Strogonoff
Holmes Herbert Prof. Ed Janney
Morgan Wallace Brandon Edwards
Lotus Long Drina, the Maid

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