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Phantom Of Chinatown Full Movie Download In Hindi-----------------------------------------DOWNLOAD: http://urllio.com/r2s7w -----------------------------------------Detective James Lee Wong is on the scene as archaeologist Dr. John Benton, recently returned from an expedition in China where a valuable ancient scroll was recovered, is murdered while giving a lecture on the expedition.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. Win Lee, Benton's secretary, reveals the doctor's dying words refer to a scroll which tells the location of rich oil deposits. Wong and Street then begin the search for the killer among Benton's associates.Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
* 1/2 (out of 4)
An archaeologist returns from an expedition in China and is giving a lecture on a scroll that he discovered. Just as he starts to talk about the curse surrounding it he falls to the ground. At first people think he's just tired but it turns out that he was poisoned and now he's dead. Mr. Wong (Keye Luke) is put on the case and tries to determine what happened with the aide of Captain Street (Grant Withers).
PHANTOM OF CHINATOWN would be the sixth and final film in Monogram's Mr. Wong series. The first two films with Boris Karloff were better-than-average "B" movies but his three follow-ups were fair at best. This sixth film had Karloff being replaced by Luke who was well-known for his appearances in the Charlie Chan movies but sadly this is the worst in the series.
Yes, it's nice seeing an Asian actor in the lead role and many of the supporting parts are played by Asians as well. The problem is that Luke just wasn't very good here. In fact, he just wasn't the greatest actor out there and I had a major problem believing that he was the character. A smart and brilliant detective is not what I saw from Luke and this damaged the film. The screenplay didn't do the character much justice and the same is true for Withers who turns in his worst performance in the series.
The biggest problem with the movie is the fact that the story and mystery are just way too bland for their own good. The film really gets off to a good start but after the man dies everything just falls apart. There's no drama, no tension and just nothing here that holds your attention. Even the 61-minute running time drags by.Apart from the whodunit element of the film which drives the narrative in an entertaining way there are other interesting things in the film. Several James Lee Wong films had been made previously with Boris Karloff in the title role, who as the elderly 'Chinese cop' solved several mysteries and although he was made up to look oriental (skin colour etc.) there was always that beautiful English voice spoiling the effect. The films were nevertheless good mystery stories, filmed in Monogram's low budget efficient way.
In 'Phantom of Chinatown' James Lee Wong is played by Keye Luke, a rare leading role then for an Asian actor. He is not a detective but a student and younger. (Confusingly Grant Withers who plays Inspector Street was in the earlier Karloff films and this one but treats Wong like he had never met him before. Perhaps this is a prequel!) Keye Luke is excellent and it is a shame he didn't make any more Mr Wong films as he is definitely shines in this. Charming and bright and capable. He has a nice line in humour too. The other members of the cast are OK. Grant Withers as Street is his usual grouchy self. Lotus Long as the Chinese secret agent is particularly delicious. A series with her and Luke would have been great. Oh well.
It also has a very sympathetic view of the Chinese people. Wong is definitely the most able character in the film. Furthermore at the beginning as the professor shows film of the expedition and what appears to be ungainly dancing to which the academics in the audience laugh patronisingly, until they are reminded sharply that the Chinese were civilised long before the west. In another scene at the murdered man's house when people are questioned about their movements Captain Street assumes that all Lotus Long would eat for lunch would be "chop suey" and is surprised to learn she had coffee and apple pie. A nice inversion of a cliché. The best gag in the film is when Keye Luke compares the acquisition of Chinese treasures to digging up Washington's bones in the USA. As a positive picture of Asian Americans the film stands out for its time.This is the last of the Mr. Wong series. Keye Luke takes over the role of Mr. Wong from Boris Karloff, who had played the part in all the earlier films. This makes Wong the only Asian detective in a Hollywood film of the period to be played by an Asian actor. The Mr. Wong films all seem to be in the public domain, which means any distributor can legally sell copies without paying royalties. Beware. Some small distributors market copies of public domain films with poor picture and sound. Others are more reputable and deliver good transfers of the best available prints. Shop around. a5c7b9f00b http://dayviews.com/flexporkins/526826245/ http://www.nookl.com/article/337066/hindi-kreep-free-download https://www.causes.com/posts/4969594 https://pastebin.com/sMANs8qf https://www.causes.com/posts/4969598 https://www.causes.com/posts/4969593 http://telegra.ph/Most-Extreme-Elimination-Challenge-Full-Movie-In-Hindi-Free-Download-09-18 https://www.causes.com/posts/4969595 http://telegra.ph/Desperate-Measures-Full-Movie-Hd-720p-Free-Download-09-18-2 https://www.causes.com/posts/4969597
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