Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)
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The second of eight 1930s films based on J. P. Marquand's Japanese detective, Thank You, Mr. Moto finds Moto (Peter Lorre) coming to the aid of Chinese royalty. The last remaining members of an ancient Chinese clan (Pauline Frederick and Philip Ahn) have in their possession six of seven scrolls,… More The second of eight 1930s films based on J. P. Marquand's Japanese detective, Thank You, Mr. Moto finds Moto (Peter Lorre) coming to the aid of Chinese royalty. The last remaining members of an ancient Chinese clan (Pauline Frederick and Philip Ahn) have in their possession six of seven scrolls, which when put together reveal the secret hiding place of Genghis Kahn's treasure. Moto has the seventh scroll, which he sneaks into Peking in hopes of contacting the family. The villains torture and kill the Chinese royals, then lure Moto to a rendezvous on a Chinese river junk. Moto is aided in thwarting the villains by the quick thinking of ingenue Jayne Regan; then, rather than risk the scrolls falling into the wrong hands and thus disgracing the Chinese family who died for their sake, Moto burns all seven parchments. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Norman Foster
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 24, 1937 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox
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Cast
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Peter Lorre
as Mr. Moto
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Thomas Beck
as Tom Nelson
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Pauline Frederick
as Madame Chung
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Jayne Regan
as Eleanor Joyce
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Sidney Blackmer
as Eric Koerger
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John Carradine
as Periera
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Sig Rumann
as Col. Tchernov
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William Von Brincken
as Schneider
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Nedda Harrigan
as Mme. Tchernov
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Philip Ahn
as Prince Chung
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John Bleifer
as Ivan
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James B. Leong
as Officer
