A ★★★ review of Phantom of Chinatown (1940)

My favorite of Monogram's Mr. Wong series. Why? Because it doesn't star Boris Karloff in yellowface. This entry is the origin story of the Asian detective, detailing his first teaming with police Captain Street (Grant Withers). What's notable about this is that Wong is played by an actual Asian (Keye Luke, #1 son from the Charlie Chan films). Although more films were planned, we never got more adventures of the young Mr. Wong. With Lotus Long. Directed by Phil Rosen.