Moto is in french indochina masquerading as an archeologist. With peter lorre, mary maguire, henry wilcoxon, erik rhodes. Motos gamble 1938 this is the third film in the series and is slightly out of sync with the others. Warner oland got sick so they just adjusted the script to fit their other oriental hero peter lorre. Motos gamble is a vividly exciting the hollywood reporter and fastmoving mystery general federation of womens clubs that really packs a. Motos gamble 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. But when motos hunch points to a corrupt gambling syndicate, hes forced to wager his very life to unmask the culpritor go down for the. The film was based on the novel murder in trinidad, but the setting was moved to puerto rico. Motos gamble 1938 admin leave a comment the first mr.
Marquands bestselling book series hit the big screen, he infused the genre with an exotic flare it hadnt previously known. Trivia begun as a charlie chan film charlie chan at the ringside, but upon difficulties between 20th centuryfox and chan star warner oland, the script was hastily rewritten to accommodate foxs other asian sleuth, mr. Motos gamble is a 1938 film about a heavyweight contender who is mysteriously poisoned during a bout. Maxie rosenbloom who had given up the ring for a more lucrative career in movies plays a former boxer who is a kleptomaniac and hangs out with keye luke. A poster for james tinlings 1938 crime film mr motos gamble starring peter lorre. Pages in category 1938 films the following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. The film is worth watching only to see the actors particularly lorre, who kicks up the energy level several notches whenever hes on screen. Moto was created by james marquand in 1935 and came to film in 1937 with peter lorre playing the role for eight films. Moto films have been released in two four movie box sets, though one film, mr.
Moto series of films the film was based on the novel murder in trinidad, but the setting was moved to puerto rico. Fans of film noir, mystery and crime thrillers ha a ne. Originally intended as a charlie chan film with only minimal rewrites to accommodate the change of main character, who loses almost all of his original characteristics and darker edges to become a. I purchased the collection from onesmedia of the nine mr. Motos gamble 1938 umgeschrieben, was zur folge hatte, dass lee chan nun neben dem. The third film in the series to be released but the fourth to be produced, mr.
Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into coldblooded murder. Moto is almost a pacifist like chan here with the exception of two throws thrown in there to meet the. Starring screenlegend peter lorre the maltese falcon and special guest keye luke charlie chans number one son. Motos classes in criminology, student lee chan, the son of the famous honolulu detective charlie chan, notices that his watch has been stolen. Motos pants are alternately muddy and clean in scenes that take place at the villains camp. Motos gamble, a 1938 film by james tinling that went into production as charlie chan at the ringside but became a moto film when warner oland died. Motos last warning, in which any number of people are killed or very nearly so, including surprisingly enough some of the good guys, one in rather gruesome fashion. A bit convoluted, but that serves to make us keep guessing who the killer is. Motos gamble stars peter lorre as charlie chan well, more or less.
Motos last warning is in the public domain and has been available for years on dozens of dvd release. Your turn, mr moto, published in 1936, was the first of john p. Moto was created by james marquand in 1935 and came to film in. The return of mr moto 1965 full movie by nostalgic art. The complete collection 8 movies on 4 dvds when mr. It was originally known as winter garden, meant to be the first title in the series lacking motos name. Moto s gamble 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Moto is lee chan, the number one son from the charlie chan series. Moto page 3 the great detectives of old time radio. Motos gamble gangster 1938 the night hawk spider 1938 penitentiary punch 1938 crime ring slim 1938 crime. Peter lorre full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and.
Moto is a teacher in a us university teaching police how to solve crimes. Foxs wonderful growing line of boxed sets of bmovie mystery series continues with the mr. Moto takes a chance, 1938, directed by norman foster, with peter lorre, rochelle hudson, robert kent, at turner classic movies. Moto in danger island is a 1939 american mystery film directed by herbert i. During the initial lesson, he shows his skills in fighting, a skill he uses later against a killer. Charlie chan fans will want to get this boxed set for mr. Moto films made in 1938, after the two made in 1937. Moto teams up with charlie chans number one son and a kleptomaniac to solve the mysterious death of a prizefighter.
On a freighter going from san francisco to shanghai mr. Mr motos gamble 1938 peter lorre classic movie youtube. Moto series starring peter lorre as the title character. Detectivemystery films are usually considered a subtype of crimegangster films or film noir, or suspense or thriller films that focus on the unsolved crime usually the murder or disappearance of one or more of the characters, or a theft, and on the central character the hardboiled detectivehero, as heshe meets various adventures and challenges in the cold and methodical pursuit of. Moto s gamble is a vividly exciting the hollywood reporter and fastmoving mystery general federation of women s clubs that really packs a punch. Motos gamble streaming ita e lpiu cordiale azienda di magazzino in polonia. Assisted by detectiveintraining lee chan, moto sets out to track down the killer based on a single ominous clue. Motos gamble, a detailed account of the film s troubled production and actor warner olands tragic meltdown. When the number one heavyweight contender is mysteriously poisoned during a bout, moto knows that identifying the gambler who placed large bets against him is the key to solving the murder. Actually they didnt do too much adjusting which is why the normally violent mr. Motos gamble 1938 the japanese detective peter lorre solves a boxing murder with his pupil, charlie chans no. Motos gamble is a vividly exciting the hollywood reporter and fastmoving mystery general federation of womens clubs that really packs a punch. Motos gamble 1938 opposite peter lorre, which was intended as a chan picture, before olands absence forced the studio to hurriedly rewrite the script as a moto feature. Motos gamble trailer peter lorre video dailymotion.
The mr moto of your turn, mr moto is a rather different. Movies online, movie film, watch free full movies, full movies download, original song, original. Mr moto in mr motos gamble 1938 peter lorre youtube. Filming finished late march 1938, the fourth movie shot in the moto series. Moto, the nononsense martial artssavvy japanese detective inspired by j. The film begins with moto escaping with a prisoner from devils island leon ames. Vassula ryden, author of heaven is real, but so is hell, interviewed. Begun as a charlie chan film charlie chan at the ringside, but upon difficulties between 20th centuryfox and chan star warner oland, the script was hastily rewritten to accommodate foxs other asian sleuth, mr. The presence of chans son lee is evidence of the grafting of one movie onto another series. Motos last warning is the only peter lorre moto film in the public domain. Mr moto is better remembered today from the film series with peter lorre as the japanese master detective. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Moto is a great character, and peter lorre clearly has a lot of fun playing him.
Moto has himself imprisoned on devils island so he can help his cellmate escape and thereby get the goods on a gang of international killers. Motos gamble began as charlie chan at ringside, but after warner oland became seriously ill during filming, it was rewritten for the screens other wellknown asian detective in order to make use of the footage that had already been shot. Moto collection, volume two which includes the third, sixth, seventh and eighth films in that series mr. With peter lorre, virginia field, thomas beck, sig ruman. It is best remembered for originating as a movie in the charlie chan series and being changed to a mr moto entry at the last minute. See more ideas about classic movies, movie trailers, trailer. Top 15 charlie chan films brothers ink productions. Moto takes a vacation all 1939 as well as the abortive effort to revive the series, the return of mr. Moto film features charlie chans number one son keye luke. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Riggs nand maxie rosenbloom wellignton provide a bit more humor than is necessary this would have been a nice, tight mystery without their antics.
Although originally intended as a chan film maybe not surprisingly its easy to switch to moto mode and enjoy what weve got. Moto has himself imprisoned on devil s island so he can help his cellmate escape and thereby get the goods on a gang of international killers. Moto film set entirely in the united states, this third entry finds peter lorres character investigating a murder that occurred during a boxing match. Interesting to note that there is another film that is not a charlie chan film where keye luke plays number 1 son lee chan again and that is in 1938s mr. Ive only seen one of the mr moto films and its an engaging mixture of crime and espionage. Moto explains why the dead body can either be a murder or suicide. Motos last warning 1939 peter lorre, ricardo cortez, virginia. Motos diary 1938 20th century fox for sale at the end of one of detective mr. Leeds and starring peter lorre, jean hersholt and amanda duff. Moto takes a vacation 1939 full movie download full hd. Number one son appears because the film was originally. Keep an eye on the scenes involving motos second trip into the swamp in the latter half of the film. Classic detective movie from 1938 starring peter lorre.
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