Story Line
A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...
Top Cast

Boris Karloff
Mr. James Lee Wong

Marjorie Reynolds
Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

Grant Withers
Police Capt. Bill Street

Huntley Gordon
Mr. Davidson

George Lynn
Capt. Guy Jackson

William Royle
Capt. Jaime
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Rating
5.4/ 10
Release Date
1939-08-01
Runtime
1h 11m
Genres
MysteryThriller

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6/10
•6/22/2022When the Princess "Lin Hwa" (Lotus Long) is killed by a poisoned dart in the home of our eponymous San Francisco detective (Boris Karloff) she leaves him one, singly enigmatic, clue which he must utilise to thwart a gang involved with the Japanese oc...






