Storyline
A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...
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Boris Karloff
Mr. James Lee Wong
Marjorie Reynolds
Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan
Grant Withers
Police Capt. Bill Street
Huntley Gordon
Mr. Davidson
George Lynn
Capt. Guy Jackson
William Royle
Capt. Jaime
James Flavin
Police Sgt. Jerry
Lotus Long
Princess Lin Hwa
Lee Tung Foo
Willie
Bessie Loo
Lilly May
Ernie Stanton
Bailey
I. Stanford Jolley
Palisser Hotel Clerk
Featured Reviews
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CinemaSerf
June 22, 2022
6 / 10
When the Princess "Lin Hwa" (Lotus Long) is killed by a poisoned dart in the home of our eponymous San Francisco detective (Boris Karloff) she leaves him one, singly enigmatic, clue which he must utilise to thwart a gang involved with the Japanese occupation of China. Local plod "Capt. Street" (Grant Withers) bucks the trend of many similar style adventure films, and demonstrates some competence as the pair soon discover the foggy docks of their city harbour much more than just ships. There is never any doubt who will come a cropper in the end, but William Nigh gets a lot from his star, a limited script and an even more limited budget and presents us with a basic, but acceptable murder mystery with shades of political intrigue.
