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Mysterious Mr. Moto

Peter Lorre gives you your greatest thrill

6.219381h 2mReleased
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
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Overview

The Japanese detective rounds up a league of assassins for Scotland Yard.

StatusReleased
Release Date1938-09-17
Runtime1h 2m
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Keywords
london, england
undercover
judo
police officer
radio series
mr. moto
jujitsu

Mr. Moto Collection

8 Films
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Collection of movies featuring Mr. Moto Mr. Moto is a fictional Japanese secret agent created by the American author John P. Marquand. He appeared in six novels by Marquand published between 1935 and 1957. Marquand initially created the character for the Saturday Evening Post, which was seeking stories with an Asian hero after the death of Charlie Chan's creator Earl Derr Biggers. In various other media, Mr. Moto has been portrayed as an international law enforcement agent. These include eight motion pictures starring Peter Lorre between 1937 and 1939, 23 radio shows starring James Monk broadcast in 1951, a 1965 film starring Henry Silva, and a 2003 comic book produced by Moonstone Books. The graphic novel Welcome Back, Mr. Moto by Rafael Nieves and Tim Hamilton published by Moonstone Books in 2008 (originally published in 2003 as a 3-issue comic book miniseries) portrays Mr. Moto as an American of Japanese descent helping Japanese-American citizens after World War II.

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

1937

Thank You, Mr. Moto

Thank You, Mr. Moto

1937

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

1938

Mysterious Mr. Moto

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

1939

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Cast & Crew

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

as Mr. Moto

Mary Maguire

Mary Maguire

as Ann Richman

Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon

as Anton Darvak

Erik Rhodes

Erik Rhodes

as David Scott-Frensham

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

as Paul Brissac

Forrester Harvey

Forrester Harvey

as George Higgins

Frederick Vogeding

Frederick Vogeding

as Gottfried Brujo

Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

as Sir Charles Murchison

Jimmy Aubrey

Jimmy Aubrey

as Newsboy

May Beatty

May Beatty

as Woman at Police Station

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

Mar 2, 2025

6/10

Talk about self sacrifice? Well, renowned sleuth “Moto” (Peter Lorre) has only gone and got himself imprisoned on Devil’s Island so he can make best buddies with felon “Brissac” (Leon Ames) in the hope that he can gain his trust, help him escape and make it back to London where he hopes to be able to identify the ruthless leader of the aptly named …

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