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Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938 · 72 min

A breezy old-fashioned whodunit that mixes boxing-ring tension with gentle comic relief and a quick, tidy mystery.

Directed by
James Tinling
Genres
Mystery, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Peter Lorre, Keye Luke, Dick Baldwin
Tagline
TRAGEDY STRIKES THE ARENA AS FISTIC CHAMPIONS FALL BEFORE UNSEEN GLOVES!
Overview
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!

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Directed by
James Tinling
Genres
Mystery, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Peter Lorre, Keye Luke, Dick Baldwin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • mystery
  • greed
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
mystery, comedy, crime
Directed by
James Tinling
Written by
John P. Marquand, Jerome Cady, Charles S. Belden
Starring
Peter Lorre, Keye Luke, Dick Baldwin, Lynn Bari, Douglas Fowley, Jayne Regan, Harold Huber, Maxie Rosenbloom
Cinematography
Lucien N. Andriot
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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