Mr. Moto's Gamble
TRAGEDY STRIKES THE ARENA AS FISTIC CHAMPIONS FALL BEFORE UNSEEN GLOVES!
1938 | 72m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | James Tinling |
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| Writer: | Charles Belden, Jerome Cady, John P. Marquand |
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| Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-blooded murder! Assisted by detective-in-training Lee Chan, Moto sets out to track down the killer based on a single ominous clue: a poisoned boxing glove! But when Moto's hunch points to a corrupt gambling syndicate, he's forced to wager his very life to unmask the culprit—or go down for the count...permanently! | |
| Release Date: | Apr 07, 1938 |
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| Director: | James Tinling |
| Writer: | Charles Belden, Jerome Cady, John P. Marquand |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | radio series, mr. moto |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peter Lorre | Kentaro Moto |
| Keye Luke | Lee Chan |
| Dick Baldwin | Bill Steele |
| Lynn Bari | Penny Kendall |
| Douglas Fowley | Nick Crowder |
| Jayne Regan | Linda Benton |
| Harold Huber | Lieutenant Riggs |
| Maxie Rosenbloom | Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington |
| John Hamilton | Philip Benton |
| George E. Stone | Jerry Connors |
| Bernard Nedell | Clipper McCoy |
| Charles Williams | Gabby Marden |
| Ward Bond | Biff Moran |
| Cliff Clark | Tom McGuire |
| Eddie Marr | Sammy (as Edward Marr) |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | Joey |
| Irving Bacon | Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | Policeman |
| Don Brodie | Ticket Seller |
| Mike Mazurki | Bit Part (Uncredited) |
| Paul Fix | Gangster (Uncredited) |
| Olin Howland | Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited) |
| Dick Elliott | Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited) |
| Pierre Watkin | District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins) |
| George Chandler | Boxing Spectator (Uncredited) |
| Charles D. Brown | Editor |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James Tinling | Director |
| Charles Belden | Writer |
| Jerome Cady | Writer |
| John P. Marquand | Writer |
| Lucien N. Andriot | Director of Photography |
| Nick DeMaggio | Editor |
| Haldane Douglas | Art Direction |
| Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Helen A. Myron | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sol M. Wurtzel | Producer |
| John Stone | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Certainly, there is something of the Charlie Chan about this engaging little mystery. Peter Lorre (complete with his studious-looking round spectacles) is the eponymous detective required to investigate the poisoning of an heavyweight boxer - mid fight. There are no absence of suspects - so "Mr. Mot ... o" has his work cut out for him. It's a fun film, no menace, very little suspense - just a good effort from the star with a workmanlike cohort of familiar faces to support or antagonise him, and a decent standard of production and writing to pass 75 minutes. It won't strain your "little grey cells", but is worth a watch.