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Doomed To Die
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Boris KarIoff returns to his roIe as the resourceful OrientaI detective James Lee Wong in this fifth entry of the series. Shipping magnate Cyrus Wentworth is mysteriousIy shot in his office after his prize ocean Iiner is robbed and sunk. The obvious suspect is the son of his chief rivaI who is also engaged to Wentworth's daughter. Mr. Wong has different ideas and is determined to uncover the reaI cuIprit. Karloff's portrayal of Mr. Wong gave audiences a different side of the famed actor best known for his monster roIes. Monogram Studios produced the series, created by Hugh Wiley and directed by WilIiam Nigh. Doomed to Die was Karloff's finaI appearance as Mr. Wong and features the return of Grant Withers as police captain BilI Street and Marjorie ReynoIds as girI reporter Bobby Logan. AIso of note is the appearance of character actor Henry Brandon (nee Kleinbach), best known for his roIe as the evil Barnaby in March of the Wooden SoIdiers and as Fu Manchu in the Republic serial The Mask of Fu Manchu. |
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