The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) BORIS KARLOFF

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  • @lookingforonetruechristian7396
    @lookingforonetruechristian7396 4 роки тому +107

    Love these movies. Don't sleep well so I watch them late night and early mornings. Boris Karloff and Peter Lorrie are my favorites. Also love the old time radio shows. I am thrilled when I see young people who comment that they love these programs also.

    • @nedludd7622
      @nedludd7622 3 роки тому +1

      For you sleep problem, try taking melatonin. It is not a drug but a hormone produced in our bodies. As we age, it makes less. Look it up.

    • @Brutus-co9dt
      @Brutus-co9dt 2 роки тому +5

      Same here!

    • @nancyyen1
      @nancyyen1 2 роки тому +6

      I do the same sleep is relentless

    • @libbystaton7270
      @libbystaton7270 2 роки тому +9

      Yes, me to! I love these old movies! William Powell is ultimate my favorite, but yes Boris and Peter are in my list if favorites as well!

    • @dougboyko4008
      @dougboyko4008 2 роки тому +5

      Me too. Love laying down at night to listen. WISH THERE WERE ADULT SLUMBER PARTies where we could lay down in our pj's and listen to them.

  • @irisgriffin5006
    @irisgriffin5006 3 роки тому +33

    The make-up on Boris Karloff is terrific, it is subtle, but effective. This series of who-done-it movies are very entertaining. I really appreciate having access to them!

  • @neilcampbell3875
    @neilcampbell3875 4 роки тому +87

    What a great series of Mr Wong. I wish we still had movies like this today. No foul language, no nudity, just clean and great acting.

    • @Banjo625
      @Banjo625 3 роки тому +10

      Well said Neil Campbell.

    • @burpreynolds3250
      @burpreynolds3250 3 роки тому

      Fake

    • @nedludd7622
      @nedludd7622 3 роки тому +4

      Nonsense. How do you define "foul language"? Have you never heard of double entendre? What does "just clean" mean? What is wrong with nudity? There is great acting today. The things you seem to admire are the result of the censorship of the Hays Code. So, do you like censorship?

    • @burpreynolds3250
      @burpreynolds3250 3 роки тому +4

      @@nedludd7622 I define foul language as words like poo-poo and doo-foo, and poo-poo-doo-doo derivatives, as well as all the various fuck-words.
      I hope this helps.
      Love,
      Buuuuurrrrpppp Reynolds

    • @nedludd7622
      @nedludd7622 3 роки тому +2

      @@burpreynolds3250 Of what importance is your personal definition which does not even make sense? Geez, I did not know that prudes were still around.

  • @jacklisiecki2389
    @jacklisiecki2389 4 роки тому +13

    Boris Karloff - the best! The consumate actor. Thanks for uploading a great movie.

  • @heru-deshet359
    @heru-deshet359 5 років тому +39

    I can't get enough of these wonderful movies! Thank you for posting it.

  • @carlogambino1979
    @carlogambino1979 2 роки тому +10

    All the old 40s 50s 60s scifi and horror is the best movies ever made. Such an original feel to them. The golden age of cinema.

  • @rachelmayes298
    @rachelmayes298 Рік тому +8

    I’m going through a rough time at the moment. I’ve become disabled and need to use a chair, my husband of 34 years has decided a wife whose disabled is not a good look so he’s divorcing me, and my darling daughter has just lost her partner from a motorbike accident.
    I’m exhausted as I can’t sleep worrying about my daughter and how as a mother I can’t take her pain away, or make it better.
    This film has just given me a rest from worrying. Just watching this film and nothing else is what I needed
    I don’t watch television or go to the cinema as it’s all left wing woke rubbish
    You can’t beat a wonderful black and white film where sex, violence, and swearing is nowhere to be seen.
    I was thinking this was made just at the start of the Second World War.
    Boris Karloff is such a good actor, and I think I may be binge watching Mr Wong movies from now on.
    Thank you so much for downloading these films. If it wasn’t for people like you I’d have no idea what I’d be able to watch. It’s really appreciated

    • @theurmanos
      @theurmanos Рік тому +1

      I couldn't help but reply to your comment because it's so incredibly touching. I am so sorry for the pain you are experiencing & the circumstances life has given you currently. 🙏 ❤ praying for you and your daughter as you move forward through this difficult time. I couldn't agree more, these old films are so comforting especially when most of the modern day films are either woke rubbish or remakes of the great films. ❤Praying for your strength to continue during this time & sending so much love your way. -Jessica

  • @benoitpellet1657
    @benoitpellet1657 4 роки тому +53

    What a consummate actor Karloff was. He could really play anything, from a monster to a mobster to a cunning detective.

    • @georgemoore7186
      @georgemoore7186 3 роки тому +2

      so long as they were all Boris Karloff🤣🤣🤣

    • @alext8828
      @alext8828 2 роки тому

      @@georgemoore7186 True.

  • @Giulia-uj9bv
    @Giulia-uj9bv 2 роки тому +28

    Karloff, Channey and Lugossi were all great actors. RIP to these legends

    • @PizzaFLIX
      @PizzaFLIX  2 роки тому +3

      Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce be with you. 🍕🍕🍕

    • @deborahbranson3712
      @deborahbranson3712 2 роки тому +2

      I agree they were my favorites a long with Vincent Price

  • @lindabrown7374
    @lindabrown7374 4 роки тому +21

    Love the old mysteries. Even when I was a child.

  • @kimberlykasimoff1447
    @kimberlykasimoff1447 2 роки тому +8

    Love these movies. I grew up on them, and glad that I did. Clean and decent.

    • @alext8828
      @alext8828 2 роки тому

      Except for all da moidas. There was a lotta moida in them movies.

  • @carlotta157
    @carlotta157 9 років тому +78

    I didn't know that Boris Karloff had played so many Mr. Wong movies. Just happened to run across them a few nights ago when I couldn't sleep. I started watching then, and the next thing I know it was 6 a.m....Wow it was great. The Mystery of Mr. Wong is one of my favorites. Thank you for posting them.

    • @gregorszurnicki41
      @gregorszurnicki41 5 років тому +6

      Carlotta Thompson me too 😂😂

    • @parrot0051
      @parrot0051 5 років тому +8

      If you decide to buy these great old movies don't buy them from Alpha videos their DVD discs are the cheapest around and you get pixels the third you view them all the Alpha videos I have are crap and had to be replaced with other DVD's and I have top of the line DVD players.

    • @AllSeeingScorpio
      @AllSeeingScorpio 5 років тому +5

      @@parrot0051 Thanks for the heads up, Carl Mac!

    • @MiqueCapel
      @MiqueCapel 5 років тому +5

      this one was very artfully done, look at the corridor, the flower pieces, the maid in the mirror. if you have a taste for great photography you may admire "Laura" with Vincent Price, maybe you know it.

    • @karenhill3970
      @karenhill3970 4 роки тому +1

      I did exact same thing !! Now its5:30 am...!!

  • @AstralPixie
    @AstralPixie 4 роки тому +13

    This was a good one.
    I really like Boris Karloff and, 30's/40's mystery movies.
    Thanks for posting!

  • @edwardkleinfelter6348
    @edwardkleinfelter6348 4 роки тому +17

    I love all these old movies Sherlock, Chan ,Mr Motto, and the old Dracula Bela lagosi , Frankenstein, Karloff, wolfram lon Chaney, the mummy Karloff i could go on and on

    • @alext8828
      @alext8828 2 роки тому

      I think you meant the Wolfman. Wolfram is the old name for tungsten.

  • @doncampbell7303
    @doncampbell7303 4 роки тому +16

    One of the best...in this series.

  • @mxylpx
    @mxylpx 9 років тому +138

    Karloff insisted that Wong should not speak pidgeon -english, but rather fluently as Wong was well educated. Good Old Karloff! He was the best.

    • @haf816r
      @haf816r 5 років тому +4

      mxylpx nice! The way " Charlie Chan" talks bothers me so much; sounds like a robot trying to impersonate an Asian American.

    • @lordeden2732
      @lordeden2732 5 років тому +1

      @@haf816r Talked not talks as you sound like an idiot trying to imitate somebody intelligent!

    • @lordeden2732
      @lordeden2732 5 років тому +8

      Shame he also did not insist that Mr Wong WAS PLAYED BY A CHINESE MAN AND NOT A YANK!

    • @lordeden2732
      @lordeden2732 5 років тому +6

      @@haf816r Well if you bother to read the Charlie Chan mystery novels that is the way his speech was written.

    • @haf816r
      @haf816r 5 років тому +9

      @@lordeden2732 really?! Something like that bothers you?? Thats too bad. Sorry about where you are at in life right now. I hope things get better for you friend.

  • @JoeCannon1
    @JoeCannon1 5 років тому +19

    This is one of the best Mr Wong movies!

  • @theinvisibleartists4444
    @theinvisibleartists4444 4 роки тому +10

    No cussing just a lot of killing! I used to love to watch these old movies Saturday night when I was a kid and still do.

    • @kimberlykasimoff1447
      @kimberlykasimoff1447 2 роки тому +1

      Yes, but killing without the blood and gore! Any age can watch these wonderful movies.

  • @doreen0
    @doreen0 Рік тому +2

    Wow, I finally watched a movie who is Mr. Wong never knew he was a detective in this movie I found this movie really interesting to watch watch it straight through without a pause, and I must watch more of Mr. Wong’s movies. I give it a four-star.❣️🌟🌟🌟🌟
    Also, like to thank
    Pizza flicks for the upload and sharing…👍🏼👍🏼 for you thumbs up 💐🇨🇦

  • @martinda7446
    @martinda7446 4 роки тому +6

    Beautiful print you found. Marvelous.

  • @MrLyndarenaud
    @MrLyndarenaud 5 років тому +34

    All of these movies from 1938 on up are such perfect quality uploads! Thank you so much.
    Which that others could do the same. I am beginning to believe that some actually make their uploads sooo blurry!

  • @rachelcartwright570
    @rachelcartwright570 6 років тому +16

    That was good. Never knew Boris Karloff played Mr Wong, thanks for sharing.😀

  • @robertcombs55
    @robertcombs55 6 років тому +25

    I watch a "B" Movie every day...thanx so much for posting this one!

  • @laurnaleto4622
    @laurnaleto4622 4 роки тому +14

    Most valuable star sapphire at the time of this movie was The Eye of the Universe (Star of India), 563 carats/10 ozs, also a cabochon. In 1939 it would have cost $17,000,000; $300,000,000 today. Asterism on both the front and back of the blue stone, it remains the most unusual although surpassed in size in 2012 by the 1404 carat Star of Adam, also worth $300 mil.

  • @TimAtkinson-qs6sv
    @TimAtkinson-qs6sv 7 місяців тому +1

    Good movie with a great plot. A lot of interesting plot twists. Karloff a great actor.

  • @whiskeyriver4322
    @whiskeyriver4322 9 років тому +40

    I love any movie with Lotus Pearl Shibata in it. She was a beautiful and talented, and unfortunately, a significantly suppressed Japanese-American actress. RIP Lotus

    • @mxylpx
      @mxylpx 9 років тому +8

      +Whiskey River (Doc) Yes, a wonderful and very modern actress in her style. Quite lovely and very versatile- a pity the studios were so dull to such talent.

    • @tintriumph
      @tintriumph 8 років тому +6

      DAMN SHAME NO-ONE LEARNT ANYTHING FROM her STORY

    • @anonagain
      @anonagain 5 років тому +9

      I've always known her as Lotus Long (her stage name) or as Karen Sorrell (another stage name). Had to look up Lotus Pearl Shibata to make sure it was the same person. Yes, she was a good actress - very likable in the Mr. Moto series as well. Wish she could have had more lead roles.

  • @JohnShields-xx1yk
    @JohnShields-xx1yk 4 місяці тому +1

    For me this is right up there with Charly chan and Sherlock with Rathbone and Bruce , I love this era.

  • @mysteriesoflife64
    @mysteriesoflife64 3 роки тому +6

    These plots are really original. The one where has and globes were used as a murder weapon of really beyond its time

  • @shj0792
    @shj0792 2 роки тому +3

    Boris is excellent !! So enjoyed watching him!!

  • @myriaddsystems
    @myriaddsystems 2 роки тому +2

    Absolutely superb quality upload!

  • @kevinmoor6408
    @kevinmoor6408 5 місяців тому +1

    Boris Karloff was the master of horror and mystery.
    He dominated the screen at his first appearance.

  • @leafyutube
    @leafyutube 5 років тому +20

    Incredible Boris Karloff is the good guy.

  • @toroon
    @toroon 9 років тому +24

    Cool old movie. Boris as a detective. Love it!

    • @errykflows8683
      @errykflows8683 5 років тому +5

      Then you might also like "Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954-56)" check it out ...

  • @johnshields6852
    @johnshields6852 2 роки тому +4

    Love this era, something romantic and quaint about it, I'm sure it was just another year like any other, we seem to romanticize things from the past, or speaking for myself.

  • @Xboomer1
    @Xboomer1 4 роки тому +8

    Love 'em... and the Mr. Moto series....

  • @jeffreyriley8742
    @jeffreyriley8742 2 роки тому +1

    This is one of my favorite movies. It just clicks with me.

  • @charlesodell804
    @charlesodell804 4 роки тому +9

    Who can resist the great Boris Karloff?

    • @sueferris3685
      @sueferris3685 3 роки тому +1

      Who can resist the name "Stroganoff"? Just saying it makes me hungry!

  • @johnalucard7860
    @johnalucard7860 Рік тому +1

    Great films .love these classic b films.so well done.

  • @markrubin9449
    @markrubin9449 5 років тому +14

    Dorothy Tree was an old friend of my Mother In Law and I met her many times. She was married into a very wealthy family and gave up making movies. She was a better actress than she ever got credit for.

    • @buffalopatriot
      @buffalopatriot Рік тому +1

      That’s a great piece of information. Thanks for posting.

    • @rachelmayes298
      @rachelmayes298 Рік тому

      Wow. Lucky you. Thank you for sharing us that fact.

  • @immrnoidall
    @immrnoidall 9 років тому +17

    thanks .excellent film .i love finding one i have not seen.

  • @russelldavies7545
    @russelldavies7545 5 років тому +24

    When this was made it was classed as a B movie. One that would be shown before the main feature.
    Or alternately as a filler between two showings. However it is an excellent mystery film. Full of shadows.
    Only wish such B films could be of this standard today.

    • @willsnyder4328
      @willsnyder4328 5 років тому +4

      In my day, the "B" movie was the one which was shown AFTER the main feature was shown. This was people had to get up for work the next morning. So, they wanted to see something from MGM or Paramount or Fox than something from Monogram, Republic or PRC. Clark Gable or Tyrone Power than Rod Cameron or Vera Rhuba Ralston.

    • @HannibalFan52
      @HannibalFan52 5 років тому +4

      Yes, and they could pack an awful lot of story into 75 minutes or less.

    • @garryferrington811
      @garryferrington811 Рік тому

      This was more of a "C" which wouldn't be shown in a major (first run) theater, except maybe during the kiddie matinee. Karloff may have gotten it into some of the big houses.

  • @harryjohnson3146
    @harryjohnson3146 5 років тому +83

    Imagine a good movie without nudity and f this and f that in it. They managed to do it 80 years ago.

    • @beaumichael6359
      @beaumichael6359 4 роки тому +4

      I do like pizza flix a lot.

    • @mgn5667
      @mgn5667 4 роки тому

      the Indians didnt like progress either so you better calm Down...LOL ha..

    • @dalemulholland4469
      @dalemulholland4469 4 роки тому +2

      This younger generation likes it trashy...the filthier the better.

    • @charlesodell804
      @charlesodell804 4 роки тому +3

      Hey. I'm 66 and I like it trashy and filthy too.

    • @conveyor2
      @conveyor2 4 роки тому

      Yes! The pre 1934 code films were complete trash!

  • @woof3598
    @woof3598 4 роки тому +8

    I'm a big Charlie Chan movie fan, and have watched them all several times, I was delighted to find these. Not sure Wong films are better but maybe as good for sure

    • @PizzaFLIX
      @PizzaFLIX  4 роки тому +2

      Glad you found them. Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX

    • @woof3598
      @woof3598 4 роки тому

      @@PizzaFLIX do I dare share or will the web cops shut them down ?

    • @lindayevoli6224
      @lindayevoli6224 4 роки тому +2

      Charlie Chan films are better . I love Wong films also but Charles movies are very very good and better

    • @alext8828
      @alext8828 2 роки тому +1

      @@lindayevoli6224 I agree. I think they were the standard to which other movies aspired.

  • @gregorszurnicki41
    @gregorszurnicki41 5 років тому +68

    Today’s actors couldn’t survive in black n white. Ya gotta have talent

    • @martinda7446
      @martinda7446 4 роки тому +2

      And the world is flat.

    • @MichaelGunner123
      @MichaelGunner123 3 роки тому +2

      EXACTLY!!!

    • @deborahduthie4519
      @deborahduthie4519 3 роки тому +4

      I believe that as fact. The cell-phone cameras have brainwashed everyone too.

    • @michaelplunkett8059
      @michaelplunkett8059 3 роки тому

      @@martinda7446 They had faceds then.

    • @nedludd7622
      @nedludd7622 3 роки тому

      @@deborahduthie4519 Have you ever worked in showbiz? Things have not changed much. What do cell phones have to do with the movies?

  • @veronicasiczewski299
    @veronicasiczewski299 8 місяців тому

    Great series! Thank tou for sharing it!

  • @hislittlemrs.9235
    @hislittlemrs.9235 5 років тому +11

    I liked this storyline without the newspaper reporter chasing everything.

  • @lylejohnson7591
    @lylejohnson7591 4 роки тому +5

    The first Mr. Wong movie stared Keye Luke but, he didn't have the star power draw so they had Boris Karloff play Mr. Wong.

  • @deerhoda7574
    @deerhoda7574 3 роки тому +4

    My favorite so far.

  • @lorifarias-hamel4460
    @lorifarias-hamel4460 4 роки тому +6

    Very good mystery!!

  • @laraycoleman8864
    @laraycoleman8864 5 років тому +5

    Very entertaining and a good mystery.

  • @dagmonrabal7547
    @dagmonrabal7547 2 роки тому +2

    BEEN WATCHING THIS MAN SINCE I AWS 6 AND IM 56

  • @TheFrog767
    @TheFrog767 5 років тому +8

    Thanks 👍👏🏻👏🏻✊👌
    Lotus Long played a good part.

  • @adamcheong4742
    @adamcheong4742 Рік тому +1

    Trusting everybody to speak the truth is really unbelievavle.

  • @charlesodell804
    @charlesodell804 5 років тому +10

    Boris is always charming.

  • @gregorwenger9415
    @gregorwenger9415 9 років тому +4

    Empfehlenswert. Gutes Bild, klare, verständliche Sprache.

  • @ritaturner368
    @ritaturner368 4 роки тому +2

    Thnx Pizzaflix, another gem.

  • @sueferris3685
    @sueferris3685 3 роки тому +3

    Love Boris Karloff as Wong, but they certainly didn't secure a crime scene very well back then. Too many people skulking around.

  • @denisejohnson2960
    @denisejohnson2960 5 років тому +8

    I think this is a loose remake of Murder at Midnight (1931). However, I still like the movie and yes, the quality is great.

    • @boskonian
      @boskonian 4 роки тому +1

      LOL. The movie that the skit in this movie was based upon. That would be a hoot.

  • @zekezacker9449
    @zekezacker9449 2 роки тому +2

    Mr. Wong may not have been portrayed by a Chinese actor, but he was, according to some, played by an oriental - Boris Karloff was of Indian heritage (also, some say his natural darker skin, in part, contributed to his never having kissed a leading lady in his role as Mr. Wong...things were different in the era of 1930s America).

    • @buffalopatriot
      @buffalopatriot Рік тому

      When Warner Oland (the original Charlie Chan) went to China, thousands of people showed up to see him. They absolutely loved him portrayal of the inscrutable detective.

  • @annanimity5606
    @annanimity5606 4 роки тому +3

    ...Wow, this was a good one!...

  • @g8rangie
    @g8rangie 6 років тому +4

    watched on my roku stick, good quality video. Thanks!

    • @MrLyndarenaud
      @MrLyndarenaud 5 років тому

      What is a roku stick? Thanks

    • @prototype9887
      @prototype9887 4 роки тому

      It is sort of like amazon TV. But by now you probably know all of this.

  • @stanochocki8984
    @stanochocki8984 7 років тому +7

    Gee....from the start, one can say the Mr. Stroganoff had a 'Beef' to settle with the old husband, and Harrison most have thought he was the Rex, in the House with his 'my fair Lady',

  • @dontaylor7315
    @dontaylor7315 2 роки тому +2

    In the first film Withers's character Captain Street was arrogant, blustering and obtuse in the extreme. It looks like someone must have decided to tone him down by the time they made this one. He's still got the same flaws but they're not so over-the-top.

  • @yodservant
    @yodservant 5 років тому +7

    Great picture ...🦁

  • @karensmith3601
    @karensmith3601 6 років тому +8

    thanks for sharing

  • @DavidSmith-sb2ix
    @DavidSmith-sb2ix 4 роки тому +3

    I always think it's funny how the cops talk to people in these old movies. Snappy, rude and accusing. That wouldn't go over today.

  • @lorenzomontoya1260
    @lorenzomontoya1260 5 років тому +5

    At 32:29 mention is made of paper stock used for a note, having been made from the fabled "..rice paper tree.."

    • @lordeden2732
      @lordeden2732 5 років тому

      Well as it is made from the cassava root which is a tree like shrub not far out description!

    • @lordeden2732
      @lordeden2732 5 років тому

      Admittedly more of a bonsai tree but still appears in some cases like a tree

  • @PizzaFLIX
    @PizzaFLIX  11 років тому +6

    • @emilyn12
      @emilyn12 11 років тому +2

      Fun to Watch !!!

  • @Birdsworld01
    @Birdsworld01 Рік тому +1

    The sound is low on this episode. But great plot and detective.

  • @AA-hy6nb
    @AA-hy6nb 2 роки тому +3

    Very well made movie. Even though I prefer Charlie Chan :)

  • @uweloewel3110
    @uweloewel3110 6 років тому +6

    at least as good as I expected

  • @sockmonkey22
    @sockmonkey22 4 роки тому +2

    Spoiler alert: Why didn't the police inspector stick with Wong when he went back to his house to open the letter? All the suspects came over but not the inspector, until right after the murder was solved. Weird.

  • @GrumblingGrognard
    @GrumblingGrognard 9 років тому +18

    35:48 Wong calls out his cop pal for his "politically incorrect" remark, in 1939! Bust his chops Wong!

    • @prototype9887
      @prototype9887 4 роки тому

      Or like Portland or Seattle, today!

    • @GrumblingGrognard
      @GrumblingGrognard 4 роки тому

      @Southeastern777 You are a COPLETE moron if you think the protestors were paid by anyone. The only people being paid to divide our nation are YOUR "good, Christian elected officials" and they are paid legally by the corporations after you stacked the supreme courts and made it legal along with Gerrymandering as they promised to protect your 2nd amendment rights and the "unborn" ....neither of which have they done a damn thing about. My god you are a fool!

    • @GrumblingGrognard
      @GrumblingGrognard 4 роки тому

      @@prototype9887 Nah. let's all go back to Atlanta and Dallas of the 50s and 60s. Sorry, no.

  • @MichaelGunner123
    @MichaelGunner123 4 роки тому +6

    A's in my book!

  • @marilynmichell9458
    @marilynmichell9458 4 роки тому +3

    Stroganoff, name cracks me up.😂

  • @scallopohare9431
    @scallopohare9431 2 роки тому +1

    We saw Dreena let herself in the front with a key, and Sing saw her. Then Stroganoff 🤗 says she came in the French doors. Gotta see how this gets tied up. Edit: Nope, not done.

  • @MiqueCapel
    @MiqueCapel 5 років тому +4

    fascinating

  • @blackawana
    @blackawana 5 років тому +4

    Thanks!

  • @Fisk8943
    @Fisk8943 4 роки тому +3

    would ve enjoyed this movie more if I havent seen murder at midnight

  • @RebeccaLee-d4g
    @RebeccaLee-d4g 2 місяці тому

    Love these old B&W movies.
    But even back then, couldn't they have smelt the gun to see if it had been fired?
    Someone enlighten me, please. :)

  • @Maxdewinter123
    @Maxdewinter123 6 років тому +4

    Outstanding production values to be a Monogram picture. By the time they made the Charlie Chan series with Sidney Toler production value was down the hill and those movies are painful to watch, unfortunately.

    • @garryferrington811
      @garryferrington811 Рік тому

      Monogram was a tiny company. They had to watch the nickels.

  • @stephaniehand503
    @stephaniehand503 3 роки тому +2

    great

  • @jackrice2770
    @jackrice2770 2 роки тому +1

    I'm a bit surprised at how modern a plot line this is: theft of antiquities and their repatriation is a rather modern take for the time period of this script. Setting aside the stock characters and pretty terrible dialogue, oh...and the tendency of actors of this period to think they were in a playhouse where they had to 'fill the room' with their voice. That was also partly due to the rather primitive sound equipment of the day and recording on set. Today a lot of dialogue is done after filming, in a sound studio, with the actors re-doing the scene dialogue in order to get a perfect recording, just like the way they add sound effects. All in all, these are damned good for their day. Lighting? Well...primitive is the word that comes to mind. Over-lit, under-lit, washed out, over saturated...pretty much did everything wrong that can be done wrong. In another ten years, movie production values were a hundred times better.

  • @martinda7446
    @martinda7446 4 роки тому +1

    Imagine how good this would be with nudity and swearing!

  • @Tralala691
    @Tralala691 5 років тому +2

    Awesome! Loved when Americans could play any race. It’s just good acting is all hollyweird. Take note.

  • @dtaylor939
    @dtaylor939 Рік тому +1

    I love Mr. Dong!

  • @scallopohare9431
    @scallopohare9431 2 роки тому +1

    Ah, the days when smoking was elegant!

  • @curtissmith9271
    @curtissmith9271 4 роки тому +4

    I love Wong these movies are great, but their trying to make the husband into the bad guy as far as his relationship with his wife is concerned, only it's the wife who's leading all these men on, Peter, the pianist, wongs best friend and it's because of these flirtations that the husband is killed, so who was really the bad guy in all this? It's really great...

  • @kieranorourke766
    @kieranorourke766 5 років тому +2

    I love Boris, he was a great actor but he was another in a long list of non-Asian actors to portray an Asian character. Loved the Wong movies but how different it would have been with an Asian actor.

    • @autumnt.allgood8895
      @autumnt.allgood8895 4 роки тому +1

      IT WOULD BEEN NICE TO HAVE AN ASIAN PLAY WONG.
      THEY DID HAVE A LOT ASIANS ACTORS.

    • @prototype9887
      @prototype9887 4 роки тому

      Agree completely! PC run amuck.

  • @RethaGreen-ce5ve
    @RethaGreen-ce5ve 3 місяці тому

    I bet this was on the big screen first-Boris was handsome-especially in coat n tie

  • @alwaysfair4991
    @alwaysfair4991 4 місяці тому

    Grant Withers left a suicide note that read: "Please forgive me, my family. I was so unhappy. It's better this way."

  • @autumnt.allgood8895
    @autumnt.allgood8895 4 роки тому +1

    SCORE FOR WONG WITH HIS SIKE OUT TECHNIQUE.

  • @iankings6405
    @iankings6405 6 років тому +5

    ""Was she a maid in China " brilliant !!

  • @papaike2
    @papaike2 5 років тому +1

    I got no sound here. what happen to sound please.

    • @dannygillingham7904
      @dannygillingham7904 4 роки тому +1

      Use ear or headphones, and you'll be able to hear and listen to it 🙂

  • @locutusdborg126
    @locutusdborg126 5 років тому +3

    Rice paper tree??? lol. Otherwise the best of the Wong movies.

    • @lordeden2732
      @lordeden2732 5 років тому +2

      Well what is wrong with that?
      Rice paper is made from Tapioca starch with a little rice starch used as well.
      And tapioca is made from Cassava root or tuba.
      which is really a shrub but some times appears tree like.
      So rice paper tree is a fair description

  • @mwatts-riley2688
    @mwatts-riley2688 5 років тому +2

    Anyone please answer:
    Was mr wong a takeoff from charlie chan or chan is a takeoff Of mr wong. Why the interest in the oriental detective was so great as to inspire these 2 series grow so much, at the time? I would think that at the time of tension with Japan and the ww2 looming that these characters would have been shunned. Anyone? History, please.
    M. Ignorant in IL.

    • @shonagraham2752
      @shonagraham2752 5 років тому

      Because in earlier films / books the villain was the chinese servant. Both were attempts from late 20's onwards to address the stereotype of the suspicious oriental.

    • @garryferrington811
      @garryferrington811 Рік тому

      Charlie Chan appeared in six novels by Earl Derr Biggers, starting in the 1920's. (A novel is a book, with a lot of words, which tells a story.)

  • @ayvini1
    @ayvini1 10 місяців тому

    Very poor and low quality audio. Great old movie except for the audio.

  • @GHMinerals
    @GHMinerals 5 років тому +2

    Nice rose quartz

  • @karenhill3970
    @karenhill3970 4 роки тому +1

    Really good tfp!

  • @donmallard6620
    @donmallard6620 2 роки тому +1

    We did the mash, we did the Monster Mash