"The Mystery of Mr. Wong?" is a good film from Monogram Pictures that does not pretend to be more than it is; a mystery B film meant to entertain and nothing more. In a 1968 interview, Boris Karloff said that "'Mr. Wong' meant a holiday from bogeyman typecasting . . . I rather enjoyed being Mr. Wong." The actor died in 1968.
One reviewer calls Monogram Pictures a "tiny poverty row studio" which in not the case. It was founded in 1931 and ceased production in 1979 (as Allied Artists Pictures) and had studios on Sunset Boulevard and at the Monogram Ranch. This reviewer is constantly denigrating Monogram and its product, perhaps in a failing effort to make himself feel important.
Also singled out for derision is Dorothy Tree, although this reviewer could see nothing in particular poor about her performance. Yet others call her "simply horrible" and "over-emotive." In 1952, she and her husband were called communists and blacklisted.
One reviewer calls Monogram Pictures a "tiny poverty row studio" which in not the case. It was founded in 1931 and ceased production in 1979 (as Allied Artists Pictures) and had studios on Sunset Boulevard and at the Monogram Ranch. This reviewer is constantly denigrating Monogram and its product, perhaps in a failing effort to make himself feel important.
Also singled out for derision is Dorothy Tree, although this reviewer could see nothing in particular poor about her performance. Yet others call her "simply horrible" and "over-emotive." In 1952, she and her husband were called communists and blacklisted.