Lee Tung Foo

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Lee Tung Foo (also known as Frank Lee) was a Chinese American Vaudeville performer born in California who performed in English, German, and Latin. He became a film actor later in his life. At the age of 45, he ran a Chinese restaurant he bought in New York City called Jung Sy Mandarin Restaurant. He opened a second restaurant, Imig Sy, and both were strategically placed near Broadway. By the 1930s he returned to theater work, playing some minor roles until 1932, when he was cast as Wang Yun in the film, The Skull Murder Mystery. He continued with minor roles, being cast as the servant of the Detective, Mr. Wong, in the 1939 film The Mystery of Mr. Wong. His last work was in The Manchurian Candidate, an uncredited role as a "Man in Lobby" at the age of 87.

Most Popular Lee Tung Foo Trailers

Total trailers found: 36

Calcutta Trailer (1946)

20 December 1946

Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate.

Mission to Moscow Trailer (1943)

29 April 1943

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.

The Chinese Ring Trailer (1947)

06 December 1947

Soon after a Chinese princess comes to the US to buy planes for her people, she is murdered by a poison dart fired by an air rifle.

Laura Trailer (1944)

11 October 1944

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

Strange Gamble Trailer (1948)

08 October 1948

Hoppy and his pals arrive in a remote town to investigate the counterfeiting of both U.S. and Mexican money; his only clues are the name "Mordigan" and a drawing of a comet.

They Were Expendable Trailer (1945)

07 December 1945

After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt.

Behind the Rising Sun Trailer (1943)

01 August 1943

A Japanese publisher urges his American-educated son to side with the Axis.

Secret of the Wastelands Trailer (1941)

15 November 1941

Hoppy is leading a scientific expedition and the Chinese who have a hidden settlement nearby are trying to stop them.

They Knew What They Wanted Trailer (1940)

19 October 1940

While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.

Mr. Wong, Detective Trailer (1938)

05 October 1938

A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.

Invisible Agent Trailer (1942)

31 July 1942

The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany.

There's a Girl in My Heart Trailer (1949)

19 December 1949

A Gay-Nineties musical set in NYC's Bowery and East-Side explores the life of its inhabitants---an Irish policeman and his tap-dancing daughter and music-hall wife; a German professor of music and his singing daughter; and an Italian café-owner, a kindly priest, a struggling young doctor and a saloon-keeper.

Phantom of Chinatown Trailer (1940)

18 November 1940

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.

Criss Cross Trailer (1949)

04 February 1949

An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.

Mr. Wong in Chinatown Trailer (1939)

01 August 1939

A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper.

The Sheepman Trailer (1958)

01 May 1958

A stranger in a Western cattle-town behaves with remarkable self-assurance, establishing himself as a man to be reckoned with.

Phantom Raiders Trailer (1940)

07 June 1940

In this second Carter mystery, a mysterious rash of cargo ships sinking in Panama leads insurers Llewellyns of London to hire vacationer Nick Carter and his eccentric associate Bartholomew to investigate.

Across the Pacific Trailer (1942)

04 September 1942

Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-martialed out of the army and boards a Japanese ship for the Orient in late 1941.

The Checkered Coat Trailer (1948)

16 July 1948

A psychiatrist tries to help a patient who loses consciousness after he kills someone. When the doctor provides the patient with a letter that explains his problem, he inadvertently implicates himself in the crimes.

The Purple Heart Trailer (1944)

25 February 1944

This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals.

Annie Get Your Gun Trailer (1950)

17 May 1950

Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

The Mystery of Mr. Wong Trailer (1939)

08 March 1939

Detective James Lee Wong must find the "Eye of the Daughter of the Moon," a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in China and smuggled to America.

Short Grass Trailer (1950)

24 December 1950

Steve Llewellyn hung up his guns after killing a man in self-defense, left Willow Creek and went on the drift for five years.

Saigon Trailer (1947)

05 December 1947

After World War II Larry learns that his flying buddy Mike will only live a short time despite the efforts of the doctors.

The Cariboo Trail Trailer (1950)

01 August 1950

A cattleman fights to establish a ranch in the middle of gold country.

Dead Men Tell Trailer (1941)

28 March 1941

When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, a recalcitrant sea captain and several suspicious passengers - and a second murder.

The General Died at Dawn Trailer (1936)

17 November 1936

China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr.

Mrs. Parkington Trailer (1944)

12 October 1944

In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington.

Badlands of Montana Trailer (1957)

01 May 1957

Wanting to follow in his late father's footsteps, eager reformer Steve Brewster runs for mayor of a small Montana town but is forced to flee and join a gang of notorious outlaws after he's provoked into killing two corrupt officials in self-defense.

Stand Up and Fight Trailer (1939)

06 January 1939

A southern aristocrat clashes with a driver transporting stolen slaves to freedom.

Flight Command Trailer (1940)

27 December 1940

A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola.

Barricade Trailer (1939)

08 December 1939

In China, a singer and a journalist meet while traveling on a train attacked by bandits.

Barbary Coast Gent Trailer (1944)

01 September 1944

Honest Plush Brannon is a con-man thrown out of the Barbary Coast in San Francisco in the 1880s and headed for the gold rush region of Nevada.

California Passage Trailer (1950)

15 December 1950

A series of reversals bring two desperate people together. When a saloon owner is framed by his partner for a stagecoach robbery, he fights to secure an acquittal.

Top of the Town Trailer (1937)

17 April 1937

In this musical set in swingin' Manhattan, an heiress plans a ballet in the famous Moonbeam ballroom located atop a 100-story skyscraper.

The Skull Murder Mystery Trailer (1932)

01 March 1932

When a skeleton is dug up in an alley, a mysterious Chinese merchant and his eccentric upstairs tenants come under suspicion.