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Mr. Moto's Gamble

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

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!

Top Cast

  • 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

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!

Rating

6.4 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 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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