Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

7/7/19391h 5m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ ONLY MOTO WOULD CALL IT A VACATION! In an ancient, foreboding tomb alive with death he embarks on his strangest crime adventure! ~

Overview:

Mr. Moto is in Egypt to thwart a criminal mastermind determined to steal the priceless crown of the Queen of Sheba. When the precious treasure is transported to America, Mr. Moto must race against time to unmask the cunning thief who will stop at nothing—not even murder—to get what he wants.

Director:

Norman Foster

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

detective
museum
crown
b movie
disguise
radio series
mr. moto
intelligence agent
japanese man
antiquity
asian man
master criminal

Cast

Peter Lorre

~ as ~

Mr. Moto

Joseph Schildkraut

~ as ~

Hendrik Manderson

Lionel Atwill

~ as ~

Prof. Roger Chauncey Hildebrand

Virginia Field

~ as ~

Eleanor Kirke

John 'Dusty' King

~ as ~

Howard Stevens

Iva Stewart

~ as ~

Susan French

G.P. Huntley

~ as ~

Archie Featherstone

Victor Varconi

~ as ~

Paul Borodoff

John Bleifer

~ as ~

Wendling

Honorable Wu

~ as ~

Wong

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
Peter Lorre is on good form in this rather enjoyable antiquity adventure. His "Mr Moto" finds himself tangled up in a plot by some clever crooks to steal the recently discovered crown of the Queen of Sheba before it can be safely deposited in a San Francisco museum. The gang of would-be-thieves is lead by the enigmatic "Mr. Metaxa" (perhaps of Greek origin?) and Lorre must keep the bejewelled artefact safe and discover the true identity of the kingpin before he can safely resume his holiday. The foil is provided by the rather eccentric Brit "Featherstone" (GP Huntley) and that doesn't always work, but otherwise what we have here is a quickly paced action adventure, with just a hint of mystery and enough guesswork required on our part to keep it interesting. Lorre was in his element with these films - his almost boyish enthusiasm and vigour made for an entertaining watch and I heartily recommend this hour if you like short and sweet, well produced, crime drama.