Hangman's Knot [Illustrated]

Collier’s, February 13, 1937
Mr. Wong:
HANGMAN’S KNOT
by Hugh Wiley
illustrated by Irving Nurick

Another adventure of James Lee, wherein he demonstrates how a lamp cord can kill a man

Hangman’s Knot. James Lee, in defense of a Chinese. Page 25

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This edition includes all of the original illustrations that accompanied the original publication of the story, plus a gallery of 16 cartoons from the Feb 13 1937 issue of Colliers.

To compete with Charlie Chan and Mr Moto, Mongram hired Boris Karloff to play Hugh Wiley's Mr. Wong in a series of movies. Keye Luke, who played Charlie Chan's Number One Son, played Mr Wong in the last Mr Wong movie.