Mr. Wong Collection (Mr. Wong, Detective / The Mystery of Mr. Wong / Mr. Wong in Chinatown / The Fatal Hour / Doomed to Die)

Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)

Following in the inscrutable footsteps of Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto, Boris Karloff portrayed Chinese-born crimefighter Mr. Wong in a series of classic "whodunits." Here, the murder of a chemical manufacturer kicks off an investigation that puts Wong up against sinister foreign agents who are after the formula for a deadly poison gas. With Grant Withers, John Hamilton. 70 min. BW/Rtg: NR

The Mystery Of Mr. Wong (1939)

The Eye of the Daughter of the Moon is a priceless Chinese sapphire with a death curse-and it’s been illegally smuggled into the hands of a shady American collector. When the gem is stolen after its new owner is murdered, it’s up to Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) to get to the bottom of both crimes. With Grant Withers, Craig Reynolds. 68 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Mr. Wong In Chinatown (1939)

Boris Karloff stars as the wily Asian sleuth, out to solve the mysterious murder of a Chinese princess. Wong uncovers an international munitions plot and soon finds himself in danger, too. With Grant Withers, Marjorie Reynolds. 68 min. BW/Rtg: NR

The Fatal Hour (1940)

The fourth entry in the Mr. Wong series stars Boris Karloff as the inscrutable detective, enlisted by baffled police to solve a series of murders surrounding a smuggling ring. Grant Withers and Marjorie Reynolds also appear. 68 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Doomed To Die (1940)

A wealthy shipping magnate is murdered just after a fire destroyed one of his luxury liners with a fortune in Chinese bonds aboard. His daughter’s fiancé is the chief suspect, but feisty reporter Bobbie Logan (Marjorie Reynolds) isn’t convinced, so she enlists the aid of Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff, in his final series appearance) to catch the real killer. Grant Withers, William Stelling, Melvin Lang also star. 68 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English