Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)

6.3 ? Apr 07, 1938 1h 12m

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!

Genres

Mystery Comedy Crime

Release Date

April 07, 1938

Rating

6.3 /10

Runtime

1h 12m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Kentaro Moto

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Lee Chan

Dick Baldwin

Dick Baldwin

Bill Steele

Lynn Bari

Lynn Bari

Penny Kendall

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Nick Crowder

Jayne Regan

Jayne Regan

Linda Benton

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Lieutenant Riggs

Maxie Rosenbloom

Maxie Rosenbloom

Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Philip Benton

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Jerry Connors

Bernard Nedell

Bernard Nedell

Clipper McCoy

Charles Williams

Charles Williams

Gabby Marden

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Biff Moran

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Tom McGuire

Eddie Marr

Eddie Marr

Sammy (as Edward Marr)

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Joey

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Policeman

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Ticket Seller

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Bit Part (Uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

7.0/10

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. 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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