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Phantom of Chinatown

61 %|Nov 18, 1940|Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Featured Crew

Charles Clague
Art Direction
Edward J. Kay
Music
George Waggner
Screenplay
Paul Malvern
Producer
Phil Rosen
Director
Ralph Gilbert Bettison
Story
Hugh Wiley
Characters
Fred Jackman Jr.
Director of Photography

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Cast

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Keye Luke
James Lee Wong
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Lotus Long
Win Lee, Benton's Secretary
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Grant Withers
Police Captain Street
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Charles Miller
Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller)
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Huntley Gordon
Dr. Norman Wilkes
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Virginia Carpenter
Louise Benton
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John Dilson
Charlie Frasier
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Paul McVey
Detective Grady
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Robert Kellard
Tommy Dean
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Lynton Brent
Radio News Broadcaster
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Jack Cheatham
Stakeout Cop
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Heinie Conklin
Detective in Refrigerator
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William Gould
Policeman
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Bruce Mitchell
Police Officer Stationed at Front Door
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William J. O'Brien
Extra in Audience at Benton's Lecture
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Victor Wong
Charley Won