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Phantom of Chinatown (1940)

A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong!

Genre : Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 2M

Director : Phil Rosen
Writer : George Waggner

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Keye Luke
Keye Luke
James Lee Wong
Lotus Long
Lotus Long
Win Lee, Benton's Secretary
Grant Withers
Grant Withers
Police Captain Street
Charles Miller
Charles Miller
Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller)
Huntley Gordon
Huntley Gordon
Dr. Norman Wilkes
Virginia Carpenter
Virginia Carpenter
Louise Benton
John Dilson
John Dilson
Charlie Frasier
Paul McVey
Paul McVey
Detective Grady
John Holland
John Holland
Mason
Richard Terry
Richard Terry
Toreno
Robert Kellard
Robert Kellard
Tommy Dean
Willy Castello
Willy Castello
Jonas
Lee Tung Foo
Lee Tung Foo
Foo
Lynton Brent
Lynton Brent
Radio News Broadcaster
Jack Cheatham
Jack Cheatham
Stakeout Cop
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin
Detective in Refrigerator
William Gould
William Gould
Policeman
Bruce Mitchell
Bruce Mitchell
Police Officer Stationed at Front Door
William J. O'Brien
William J. O'Brien
Extra in Audience at Benton's Lecture
Victor Wong
Victor Wong
Charley Won

Crews

Paul Malvern
Paul Malvern
Producer
Phil Rosen
Phil Rosen
Director
George Waggner
George Waggner
Screenplay
Ralph Gilbert Bettison
Ralph Gilbert Bettison
Story
Hugh Wiley
Hugh Wiley
Characters
Edward J. Kay
Edward J. Kay
Music
Fred Jackman Jr.
Fred Jackman Jr.
Director of Photography
Jack Ogilvie
Jack Ogilvie
Editor
Charles Clague
Charles Clague
Art Direction

Posters and backgrounds

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