Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938 PG-13 1h 12m

6.4 / 10 21

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6.4/10

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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!

Director James Tinling

Writers

Charles S. Belden Jerome Cady John P. Marquand

Stars

Peter Lorre Keye Luke Dick Baldwin

Mystery Comedy Crime

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Geronimo1967 20 Jun 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 effo...