Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)

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In this mystery programmer, a prizefighter dies in the midst of a match, but evidence suggests that it was a dose of poison that killed him rather than the violence of the bout. Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre), a detective who also teaches sleuthing to others, is called in to find out who killed the boxer… More In this mystery programmer, a prizefighter dies in the midst of a match, but evidence suggests that it was a dose of poison that killed him rather than the violence of the bout. Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre), a detective who also teaches sleuthing to others, is called in to find out who killed the boxer and why. Assisting Mr. Moto is Lee Chan (Keye Luke), the "number one son" from the Charlie Chan series. Mr. Moto's Gamble began as Charlie Chan at Ringside, but after Warner Oland became seriously ill during filming, it was rewritten for the screen's other well-known Asian detective in order to make use of the footage that had already been shot. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 11 min.
Directed By: James Tinling
Genres: Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

In Theaters: Apr 7, 1938 Wide
On DVD: Feb 13, 2007
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox

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Cast

            Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto

            Keye Luke as Lee Chan

            Dick Baldwin as Bill Steele

            Lynn Bari as Penny Kendall

            Douglas Fowley as Nick Crowder

            Jayne Regan as Linda Benton

            Harold Huber as Lieutenant Riggs

            Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom as "Knock-out" Wellington

            John Hamilton as Philip Benton

            George E. Stone as Jerry Connors

            Bernard Nedell as Clipper McCoy

            Charles Williams as Gabby Marden

            Ward Bond as Big Moran

            Cliff Clark as Tom McGuire

            Edward Marr as Sammy

            Russ Clark as Frankie Stanton

            Pierre Watkin as District Attorney

            Charles D. Brown as Editor "Scotty"

            Irving Bacon as Sheriff

            Lon Chaney Jr as Joey

            Ralph Dunn
            
            Edward Earle as Medical Examiner

            Paul Fix as Gangster

            Olin Howland as Deputy Sheriff

            Fred Kelsey as Mahoney

            George Magrill
            
            Frank McGlynn Jr.
            
            Adrian Morris
            
            David Newell as Detective

            Emmett Vogan as Fingerprint Man

            Jack Stoney as Kid Grant

            Bob Ryan as Policeman

            Frank Fanning as Turnkey
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