Phantom of Chinatown 84 years old

A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong!

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.

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Phantom of Chinatown Cast

Name Character
Victor Wong He was 13, 74 years old when he died as Charley Won
Keye Luke He was 36, 86 years old when he died as James Lee Wong
Paul McVey He was 42, now 126 years old as Detective Grady
Robert Kellard He was 25, 65 years old when he died as Tommy Dean
Lotus Long She was 31, 81 years old when she died as Win Lee, Benton's Secretary
Huntley Gordon He was 53, 69 years old when he died as Dr. Norman Wilkes
Grant Withers He was 35, 54 years old when he died as Police Captain Street
John Holland He was 32, 85 years old when he died as Mason
Lee Tung Foo He was 65, 91 years old when he died as Foo
Bruce Mitchell He was 31, 43 years old when he died as Police Officer Stationed at Front Door
Richard Terry as Toreno
William Gould He was 54, 83 years old when he died as Policeman
Charles Miller He was 83, 95 years old when he died as Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller)
John Dilson He was 49, 53 years old when he died as Charlie Frasier
Lynton Brent He was 43, 83 years old when he died as Radio News Broadcaster
Jack Cheatham He was 45, 76 years old when he died as Stakeout Cop

Phantom of Chinatown Crew

Name Department
Ralph Gilbert Bettison as Story. Writing
Fred Jackman, Jr. as Director of Photography. He was 27 (69) years old when He died Camera
Phil Rosen as Director. He was 52 (63) years old when He died Directing
George Waggner as Screenplay. He was 46 (90) years old when He died Writing
Paul Malvern as Producer. He was 38 (90) years old when He died Production
Edward J. Kay as Music. He was 41 (75) years old when He died Sound
Hugh Wiley as Characters. Writing
Jack Ogilvie as Editor. He was 39 (82) years old when He died Editing
Charles Clague as Art Direction. He was 50 (71) years old when He died Art
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Phantom of Chinatown (84 years)

A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong!

  • Release day: Monday, November 18, 1940
  • Runtime: 62 minutes