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Phantom of Chinatown

A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong!
Nov 18, 1940 · 1h 2m
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Crime
Mystery
Thriller

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Keye Luke
James Lee Wong
Lotus Long
Win Lee, Benton's Secretary
Grant Withers
Police Captain Street
Charles Miller
Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller)
Huntley Gordon
Dr. Norman Wilkes
Virginia Carpenter
Louise Benton
John Dilson
Charlie Frasier
Paul McVey
Detective Grady
Directed by Phil Rosen

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Monogram Pictures
Country
US

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