Storyline

The Eye of the Daughter of the Moon, a golfball sized sapphire has been stolen in China and smuggled into the US. Richards, a rich man who knows a curse was placed on the Eye by the Emperor Hong Chong Tu as he buried it in his dead unfaithful wife's heart, expects to be murdered for receiving it. He shows Mr Wong the Eye and a death threat note. At a party, during a game of "Indications", Richards is shot, seemingly by his secretary, Peter Harrison. Add a peeking Chinese butler and maid, a budding singer, another criminologist, Richards' lawyer and an unsigned changed will. Mr Wong helps Street sort out the details to uncover all the secrets and the murderer.—John P Roberts, Jr

Plot Keywords

deception, held at gunpoint, investigation, murder plot, police captain, san francisco california, champagne, psychotronic film, murder, private detective, damsel in distress

Short Review

These are actually well written films, but made nearly unwatchable by modern audiences because of its jarring use of Yellowface - Boris Carloff as the titular British/Chinese detective from Hong Kong. Don't think that Yellowface is a thing of the past. In the 21st century, Grindhouse, Balls of Fury, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Crank: High Voltage, and Cloud Atlas all featured yellowface and non-Asian actors as Asian caricatures.

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