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Mr. Wong, Detective

1938 · 70 min

A calm, methodical old-fashioned whodunit that unfolds at a gentle pace, rewarding patient viewers with quiet deduction rather than thrills.

Directed by
William Nigh
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Tagline
Thousands asked to see Collier's Magazine famous detective on the screen... here he is!
Overview
A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.
How it feels
Earnest, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Mystery, crime, deception, greed
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
William Nigh
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, mystery
Directed by
William Nigh
Written by
Houston Branch
Starring
Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Maxine Jennings, Evelyn Brent, George Lloyd, Lucien Prival, John St. Polis, William Gould
Music
Edward J. Kay
Cinematography
Harry Neumann
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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