Phantom of Chinatown (1940)

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Country: USA
Genres: Mystery
Release: 1940-11-18
Director: Phil Rosen
Writers: George Waggner , Ralph Gilbert Bettison , Hugh Wiley
Language: English
Stars: Keye Luke (1904–1991) , Lotus Long , Grant Withers , Charles Miller , Huntley Gordon , Virginia Carpenter , John Dilson , Paul McVey , John Holland (I) (1908–1993) , Richard Terry
Runtime: 62 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Phantom of Chinatown , Phantom of Chinatown (United Kingdom) , Het spook van Chinatown (Belgium) , Vingança Asiática (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , El Fantasma de Chinatown (Spain) , チャイナタウンの怪人 (Japan) , Il fantasma della città (Italy) , Phantom of Chinatown (United States of America) , Le fantôme de Chinatown (Belgium)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0032903