Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

MysteryComedyCrime

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!

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

Rating

6.139
18 votes

Popularity

0.3626

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox

Runtime

72 min.

Status

Released

Release: 4/7/1938

Credits

Mr. Moto's Gamble

James TinlingDirector

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Peter LorreKentaro Moto

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Keye LukeLee Chan

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Dick BaldwinBill Steele

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Lynn BariPenny Kendall

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/20/2022

7 / 10

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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