James Lee Wong

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James Lee Wong is a fictional Chinese-American detective featured in a series of mystery stories and films, notably portrayed by Boris Karloff in several 1930s and 1940s movies.

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James Lee Wong canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
fictional detective
film character
literary character
activePeriodInFiction 1930s
1940s
appearsInMedium feature films
short stories
associatedGenre crime film
detective fiction
characterHeritage Chinese
characterNationality American
characterType amateur sleuth
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Hugh Wiley NERFINISHED
culturalContext Golden Age of Detective Fiction
surface form: Golden Age of detective fiction
ethnicity Chinese-American
filmAppearance Doomed to Die
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
surface form: Mr. Wong, Detective

Phantom of Chinatown
The Fatal Hour
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
surface form: The Mystery of Mr. Wong
filmProductionCompany Allied Artists Pictures
surface form: Monogram Pictures
filmSeriesTitle The Mysterious Mr. Wong
surface form: Mr. Wong film series
firstFilmAppearance Mr. Wong in Chinatown
surface form: Mr. Wong, Detective
firstFilmReleaseYear 1938
fullName James Lee Wong self-link
genre mystery fiction
hasFandom classic mystery fans
languageOfWorks English
notableCharacteristic Chinese-American background
logical investigative methods
notablePortrayalBy Boris Karloff
occupation detective
portrayedBy Boris Karloff
Keye Luke
portrayedByInFilm Boris Karloff in Doomed to Die
Boris Karloff in Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Boris Karloff
surface form: Boris Karloff in Mr. Wong, Detective

Boris Karloff in The Fatal Hour
Boris Karloff in The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Keye Luke in Phantom of Chinatown
publisherOfStories Collier’s magazine
surface form: Collier's magazine
settingOfCharacter San Francisco
storyFormat pulp fiction

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Mr. Wong in Chinatown character James Lee Wong
The Fatal Hour character James Lee Wong
James Lee Wong fullName James Lee Wong self-link
Captain Bill Street worksWith James Lee Wong