Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)

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

07/04/1938

#Mystery#Comedy#Crime

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!

Status: Released

Rating: 63%

Original language: EN

Budget: $0

Revenue: $0

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Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Peter Lorre

Kentaro Moto

Keye Luke

Lee Chan

Dick Baldwin

Bill Steele

Lynn Bari

Penny Kendall

Douglas Fowley

Nick Crowder

Jayne Regan

Linda Benton

Harold Huber

Lieutenant Riggs

Maxie Rosenbloom

Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington

Reviews (1)

Review by: CinemaSerf

Written by: CinemaSerf on 2022-06-20T19:41:53.704Z

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.