Kentaro Moto
Peter Lorre
Kentaro Moto
Mr. Moto's Gamble
“TRAGEDY STRIKES THE ARENA AS FISTIC CHAMPIONS FALL BEFORE UNSEEN GLOVES!”
6.3
1938
1h 12m
MysteryComedyCrime
Director: James Tinling
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!
Trailer
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Cast
Lee Chan
Keye Luke
Lee Chan
Bill Steele
Dick Baldwin
Bill Steele
Penny Kendall
Lynn Bari
Penny Kendall
Nick Crowder
Douglas Fowley
Nick Crowder
Linda Benton
Jayne Regan
Linda Benton
Lieutenant Riggs
Harold Huber
Lieutenant Riggs
Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington
Maxie Rosenbloom
Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington
Philip Benton
John Hamilton
Philip Benton
Jerry Connors
George E. Stone
Jerry Connors
Clipper McCoy
Bernard Nedell
Clipper McCoy
Gabby Marden
Charles Williams
Gabby Marden
Reviews
CinemaSerf
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.
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