The final film in Monogram’s James Lee Wong series of mysteries breaks with the previous pictures in what amounts to a “reboot.” Keye Luke takes over the role of the detective from Boris Karloff, and though Grant Withers does reappear as Captain Street, Bobbie Logan (Marjorie Reynolds), his foil and romantic interest in the previous few movies, is absent. This time around, Wong is present when a famed archaeologist is killed while delivering a talk about a recent expedition. The appealing Lotus Lee costars as the slain professor’s secretary. The film is fairly entertaining, but Luke unfortunately isn’t quite as effective as one might desire as the lead.

  Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK.