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Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)

APPROVED 72 min  -  Crime | Mystery | Drama  -   7 April 1938 (USA)
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When the #1 heavyweight contender is mysteriously poisoned during a bout, Moto knows that identifying the gambler who placed large bets against him is the key to solving the murder.

Director:

James Tinling

Writers:

Charles Belden, Jerome Cady, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Peter Lorre, Keye Luke and Dick Baldwin
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Lorre ...
Keye Luke Keye Luke ...
Dick Baldwin Dick Baldwin ...
Bill Steele
Lynn Bari Lynn Bari ...
Penny Kendall
Douglas Fowley Douglas Fowley ...
Jayne Regan Jayne Regan ...
Linda Benton
Harold Huber Harold Huber ...
Lieutenant Riggs
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom ...
Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington (as Maxie Rosenbloom)
John Hamilton John Hamilton ...
Philip Benton
George E. Stone George E. Stone ...
Jerry Connors
Bernard Nedell Bernard Nedell ...
Clipper McCoy
Charles Williams Charles Williams ...
Gabby Marden
Ward Bond ...
Biff Moran
Cliff Clark Cliff Clark ...
Tom McGuire
Eddie Marr Eddie Marr ...
Sammy (as Edward Marr)
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Storyline

Mr. Moto must discover who poisoned a fighter in the boxing ring. This movie began as "Charlie Chan at the Ringside," but Warner Oland abruptly quit during filming, so it was rewritten as a Mr. Moto film. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Murder | Gambling | Mr Moto | Death | Poison  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Mr. Moto's Diary See more »

Filming Locations:

Stage 4, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Production delays caused Chick Chandler to be replaced by Charles Williams. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: During the session in his criminal investigation class, Mr. Moto says that the colloidon in the small bottle has has all the poison removed from it. Not so: colloidon is itself a deadly poison. See more »

Quotes

Nick Crowder: Who pulled the strings to get this fight on tonight?
Kentaro Moto: I plead guilty, Mr. Crowder. You see, some people save strings; I pull them.
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Connections

Follows Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) See more »