Mr moto s gamble is the 3rd film in the mr moto series. Wurtzel, desperate to salvage the property ordered the chan picture reworked as mr. Warner oland got sick during the start of the production and left the set. Keye left the charlie chan series in 1938, shortly after oland died. Moto teams up with charlie chan s number one son and a kleptomaniac to solve the mysterious death of a prizefighter. Peter lorre celebrity profile check out the latest peter lorre photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Swede warner oland, who had been playing the chinese detective since 1931, was having severe personal problems and with nary a word walked. Moto is in french indochina masquerading as an archeologist. Moto film was produced between june 6 and june 29 of 1938, being completed more than a month before the actors. Warner oland got sick during the start of the production and.
Moto s gamble is a vividly exciting the hollywood reporter and fastmoving mystery general federation of women s clubs that really packs a punch. Mr moto takes a vacation 1939 is a norman fosterdirected entry in the mr. Motos gamble is a straight whodunit revolving around championship boxing. Number one son appears because the film was originally. Lorre began his stage career in vienna before moving to germany where he worked first on the stage, then in film in berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Mr motos ramble a bit convoluted, but that serves to make us keep guessing who the killer is. Moto s gamble 1938, warner oland was scheduled to resume his role as charlie chan with 20th centuryfox. Motos classes in criminology, student lee chan, the son of the famous honolulu detective charlie chan, notices that his watch has been stolen. Although originally intended as a chan film maybe not surprisingly its easy to switch to moto mode and enjoy what weve got. Warner olands last chan effort classic horror film board. The almost complete psychotronic encyclopedia of film.
Moto is lee chan, the number one son from the charlie chan series. It is never completed and first released only in 20. Motos gamble began as charlie chan at ringside, but after warner oland became seriously ill during filming, it was rewritten for the screens other wellknown asian detective in order to make use of the footage that had already been shot. Mr motos gamble 1938 peter lorre classic movie youtube. What first appears to be a simple accident turns out to be poison and soon mr. Filming finished late march 1938, the fourth movie shot in the moto series. Moto takes a chance, 1938, directed by norman foster, with peter lorre, rochelle hudson, robert kent, at turner classic movies.
Classic detective movie from 1938 starring peter lorre. Motos gamble is a vividly exciting the hollywood reporter and fastmoving mystery general federation of womens clubs that really packs a punch. Moto film series, with lionel atwill and joseph schildkraut and g. Mr moto s ramble a bit convoluted, but that serves to make us keep guessing who the killer is.
The third film in the series to be released but the fourth to be produced, mr. Keye luke plays charlie chans son lee in a film that was originally called charlie chan at ringside. Moto s gamble stars peter lorre as charlie chan well, more or less. The year 1938 in film involved some significant events. Poohbah70 favorite favorite favorite august 14, 2019 subject. When it became apparent that the studio only had about half of a completed film and olands reappearance seemed doomed, the studio had the writers doctor the script and we wound up with the third moto film of eight that peter would star in.
Moto takes a chance 1938 directed by norman foster. Motos gamble 1938, directed by james tinling, starring peter lorre, keye luke, dick baldwin. Motos gamble 1938 out of 4 third in the fox series has a boxer getting killed inside the ring. With peter lorre in the lead, it became part three, mr. Moto takes a vacation last to be issued danger island completed late december 1938, last produced, seventh released 1965s the return of mr. Fox home video has released a box set of the first four mr. Huntley, as archie featherstone, in supporting roles this was the last mr. Moto movies complete collection mark farmer the mystery of mr. Moto s gamble 1938, with minor supporting cast changes. May 14, 2012 starring screenlegend peter lorre the maltese falcon and special guest keye luke charlie chans number one son. Jun 4, 2016 explore charlesrosenburs board charlie chan and mr. Moto series starring peter lorre as the title character. Moto has himself imprisoned on devil s island so he can help his cellmate escape and thereby get the goods on a gang of international killers.
Scenes of destruction were accomplished using scale models. Producer george minter establishes renown pictures, a british film distributor. Motos gamble 1938, with minor supporting cast changes. It is best remembered for originating as a movie in the charlie chan series and being changed to a mr moto entry at the last minute. Moto s gamble is a straight whodunit revolving around championship boxing. Moto films have been released in two four movie box sets, though one film, mr. Moto features starring peter lorre, but actually the seventh to be released though completed two months earlier, mr. Lorre caused an international sensation in the german film m 1931, directed by fritz lang, in which he. Motos diary 1938 20th century fox for sale at the end of one of detective mr. Moto s persona, here he is depicted as a professor for criminology lending a helping hsnd to the police. Moto movies complete collectionmark farmer ill give a million 1938 duration. But when motos hunch points to a corrupt gambling syndicate, hes forced to wager his very life to unmask the culpritor go down for the. Motos last warning, 1939, directed by norman foster, with peter lorre, ricardo cortez, virginia field, at turner classic movies. While the first two took place in more exotic locales and involved quite some mystery about mr.
Originally intended as a charlie chan film with only minimal rewrites to accommodate the change of main character, who loses almost all of his original characteristics and darker edges to become a. Huntley, as archie featherstone, in supporting roles. See more ideas about detective movies, peter lorre and film posters. Peter lorre stars in one of the very best mr moto detective stories, as the world teeters on the brink of war when a nefarious band of foreign saboteurs hatches a devastating plot to blow up.
The first picture in which jimmy fidler, radio commentator, will appear at. Moto plus the 1939 warners cartoon porkys movie mystery, starring porky pig as mr. Moto was created by james marquand in 1935 and came to film in 1937 with peter lorre playing the role for eight films. Starring screenlegend peter lorre the maltese falcon and special guest keye luke charlie chans number one son. Motos last warning is the only peter lorre moto film in the public domain. It came out april 7 1938 and starred peter lorre as mr moto. The unfinished olandluke film charlie chan at the ringside was completed as mr.
Motos persona, here he is depicted as a professor for criminology lending a helping hsnd to the police. Following his recovery from a breakdown which he suffered during the early stages of the filming of charlie chan at the ringside which was retooled into the mr. Moto collection, volume two which includes the third, sixth, seventh and eighth films in that series mr. The newly completed fox plaza building which overlooks the studio lot featured in exterior shots as nakatomi plaza. Lynn bari born margaret schuyler fisher, december 18, 19 november 20, 1989 was a film actress who specialized in playing sultry, statuesque mankillers in roughly 150 20th century fox films from the early 1930s through the 1940s. Riggs nand maxie rosenbloom wellignton provide a bit more humor than is necessary this would have been a nice, tight mystery without their antics.
Assisted by detectiveintraining lee chan, moto sets out to track down the killer based on a single ominous clue. Moto has himself imprisoned on devils island so he can help his cellmate escape and thereby get the goods on a gang of international killers. Mr moto in mr motos gamble 1938 peter lorre youtube. Chinese detective in sixteen films until his death in 1938, then sidney toler. Motos gamble and billy watson has been assigned to kidnapped. Successful negotiations were made with the biggers estate and the film was quickly shot with peter lorre and released april 7, 1938. Motos gamble 1938 the japanese detective peter lorre solves a boxing murder with his pupil, charlie chans no. Moto takes a vacation all 1939 as well as the abortive effort to revive the series, the return of mr. Chan series charlie chan at the ringside was reworked into mr. Moto s gamble and billy watson has been assigned to kidnapped.
Moto s gamble was originally conceived as a charlie chan film, generally known as charlie chan at the ringside. Motos gamble is a 1938 film about a heavyweight contender who is mysteriously poisoned during a bout. With peter lorre, keye luke, dick baldwin, lynn bari. In the crimson kimono, although joe spends much of the film completing. Luke appeared seven times as lee chan opposite olands chan. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into coldblooded murder. Keye luke left the charlie chan series in 1938, shortly after oland died. Motos gamble 1938 mikestakeonthemovies december 28.
Moto teams up with charlie chans number one son and a kleptomaniac to solve the mysterious death of a prizefighter. Moto films made in 1938, after the two made in 1937. Foxs wonderful growing line of boxed sets of bmovie mystery series continues with the mr. Keye luke plays charlie chan s son lee in a film that was originally called charlie chan at ringside. Motos gamble stars peter lorre as charlie chan well, more or less. Motos gamble 1938 that was originally written as a charlie chan script and both entries were.
Motos last warning is in the public domain and has been available for years on dozens of dvd release. Motto, facing invisible adversary the phantom hugh herbert. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into. It was originally known as winter garden, meant to be the first title in the series lacking motos name. Mr motos gamble is the 3rd film in the mr moto series. With peter lorre, mary maguire, henry wilcoxon, erik rhodes. Moto in egypt before it eventually became mr motos last warning.