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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)

5.8/10 1h 3m Jun 11, 1938
Thriller Crime Mystery

In the jungle near Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Mr. Moto poses as an ineffectual archaeologist and a venerable holy man with mystical powers to help foil two insurgencies against the government.

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Movie Details

Original Title Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
Mr. Moto
Popularity: 2.2
Rochelle Hudson
Rochelle Hudson
Victoria 'Vicki' Mason
Popularity: 0.3
Robert Kent
Robert Kent
Marty Weston
Popularity: 0.3
J. Edward Bromberg
J. Edward Bromberg
Raja Ali
Popularity: 0.5
Chick Chandler
Chick Chandler
Chick Davis
Popularity: 0.3
George Regas
George Regas
Bokor
Popularity: 0.2
Frederick Vogeding
Frederick Vogeding
Zimmerman
Popularity: 0.2
H.W. Gim
H.W. Gim
Popularity: 3.3
Al Kikume
Al Kikume
Popularity: 2.8
James B. Leong
James B. Leong
Popularity: 0.2
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Gloria Roy
Popularity: 1.5
Victor Sen Yung
Victor Sen Yung
Soldier
Popularity: 2.5

Key Crew

Director Norman Foster
Screenplay Lou Breslow, John Patrick
Executive Producer Sol M. Wurtzel
Editor Nick DeMaggio

Production

20th Century Fox
US

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Keywords

radio series mr. moto

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jun 20, 2022

Maybe not one of the more substantial of the "Moto" stories, this one, but Peter Lorre still has some fun as the eponymous detective. He is, ostensibly, working on an archaeological dig in the tiny kingdom of Tong Moi. Things all start to get mysterious when famed aviator "Victoria Mason" (the tombo ... Read more

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Details
Release Date June 11, 1938
Runtime 1h 3m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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