Mr. Moto's Gamble

4/7/19381h 12m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ TRAGEDY STRIKES THE ARENA AS FISTIC CHAMPIONS FALL BEFORE UNSEEN GLOVES! ~

Overview:

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!

Director:

James Tinling

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

radio series
mr. moto

Cast

Peter Lorre

~ as ~

Kentaro Moto

Keye Luke

~ as ~

Lee Chan

Dick Baldwin

~ as ~

Bill Steele

Lynn Bari

~ as ~

Penny Kendall

Douglas Fowley

~ as ~

Nick Crowder

Jayne Regan

~ as ~

Linda Benton

Harold Huber

~ as ~

Lieutenant Riggs

Maxie Rosenbloom

~ as ~

Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington

John Hamilton

~ as ~

Philip Benton

George E. Stone

~ as ~

Jerry Connors

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
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. Moto" 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.