Phantom of Chinatown

Phantom of Chinatown

62 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Nov. 18, 1940

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.

Phantom of Chinatown

62 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Nov. 18, 1940

Phantom of Chinatown
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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Monogram Pictures
Original title Phantom of Chinatown
Directors Phil Rosen
Writers Hugh Wiley, George Waggner, Ralph Gilbert Bettison

Cast

Keye Luke

as James Lee Wong

Lotus Long

as Win Lee, Benton's Secretary

Grant Withers

as Police Captain Street

Charles Miller

as Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller)

Huntley Gordon

as Dr. Norman Wilkes

Virginia Carpenter

as Louise Benton

John Dilson

as Charlie Frasier

Paul McVey

as Detective Grady

John Holland

as Mason

Richard Terry

as Toreno

Robert Kellard

as Tommy Dean

Willy Castello

as Jonas

Lee Tung Foo

as Foo

Lynton Brent

as Radio News Broadcaster

Jack Cheatham

as Stakeout Cop

Heinie Conklin

as Detective in Refrigerator

William Gould

as Policeman

Bruce Mitchell

as Police Officer Stationed at Front Door

William J. O'Brien

as Extra in Audience at Benton's Lecture

Victor Wong

as Charley Won