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Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)

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

6.2/10 1h 12m Apr 07, 1938
Mystery Comedy Crime

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!

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Movie Details

Original Title Mr. Moto's Gamble
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
Kentaro Moto
Popularity: 2.2
Keye Luke
Keye Luke
Lee Chan
Popularity: 10.3
Dick Baldwin
Dick Baldwin
Bill Steele
Popularity: 0.0
Lynn Bari
Lynn Bari
Penny Kendall
Popularity: 0.3
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley
Nick Crowder
Popularity: 0.7
Jayne Regan
Jayne Regan
Linda Benton
Popularity: 0.9
Harold Huber
Harold Huber
Lieutenant Riggs
Popularity: 1.0
Maxie Rosenbloom
Maxie Rosenbloom
Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington
Popularity: 0.3
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
Philip Benton
Popularity: 1.9
George E. Stone
George E. Stone
Jerry Connors
Popularity: 0.4
Bernard Nedell
Bernard Nedell
Clipper McCoy
Popularity: 0.3
Charles Williams
Charles Williams
Gabby Marden
Popularity: 1.9

Key Crew

Writer Charles S. Belden, Jerome Cady, John P. Marquand
Director James Tinling
Producer Sol M. Wurtzel, John Stone
Editor Nick DeMaggio

Production

20th Century Fox
US

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Keywords

radio series mr. moto charlie chan

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 20, 2022

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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date April 7, 1938
Runtime 1h 12m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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