Boris Karloff Mr. Wong, Detective - The Complete Collection

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

Six Mr. Wong features you won't want to miss! Mr. Wong Detective; Mystery of Mr. Wong; Mr. Wong in Chinatown; Doomed to Die; The Fatal Hour and Phantom of Chinatown (1938-1940.) Bonus Features: Scene Selection| Photo Gallery| Bonus Serial Chapter: Red Barry (1938) - Chapter 1| Classic Boris Karloff Movie Trailers| Classic Cartoons of the Era Product Specs: 2-DVD9s; Dolby Digital; 403 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1938-1940; SRP - $19.99

Actors: Boris Karloff, Keye Luke, Grant Withers, Maxine Jennings, Dorothy Tree

• Directors: William Nigh, Phil Rosen
• Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated:

  NR

  Not Rated
• Studio: VCI Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: March 25, 2008
• Run Time: 403 minutesElsewhere, I had read that Karloff's portrayal of Hugh Wiley's James Wong, Detective before I searched for the series. Most reviews have captured the "second class" film technique of the Monogram series, the borrowed sets from other feature films or movie serials and the perennial low lighting of interior scenes. Karloff wears a most bizarre make-up that outdoes his "monster".. Wong is thoroughly Westernized,right down to his English accent. Conversely,he tolerates actor Li Tong Fu, who plays his servant. Li is the actor who portrayed the "sing song" Chinese cook in every movie that cast such a character,
  
  The Wong series is a strange combination of trying to modernize the image of an Asian sleuth yet surrounding him with symbols and sets that more resemble an opium den.
  
  Wong is clever and smart, all right, but Grant Withers over-acting in a supposedly supporting part is a bit annoying. Debit that to William Nigh who spent most of his career directing Poverty Row whodunnits and by now was sleepwalking his way through the shooting schedule. The series is definitely for movie buffs who delight in the obvious plots and perfidy of the suspects. Despite the many flaws, the price is right to re-live some of the B movies of the thirties (which personally never tire watching).
  
  Actually, seeing Boris Karloff as a Chinese detective is worth the price of admission.

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