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Director:
James Tinling
Writers:
Charles Belden (original screenplay) and
Jerome Cady (original screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
7 April 1938 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery See more »
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Peter Lorre ... Mr. Moto

Keye Luke ... Lee Chan
Dick Baldwin ... Bill Steele
Lynn Bari ... Penny Kendall

Douglas Fowley ... Nick Crowder
Jayne Regan ... Linda Benton
Harold Huber ... Lieutenant Riggs
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom ... Wellington (as Maxie Rosenbloom)
John Hamilton ... Philip Benton

George E. Stone ... Connors
Bernard Nedell ... Clipper McCoy
Charles Williams ... Gabby Marden

Ward Bond ... Biff Moran
Cliff Clark ... McGuire
Eddie Marr ... Sammy (as Edward Marr)

Lon Chaney Jr. ... Joey
Russ Clark ... Frankie Stanton
Pierre Watkin ... District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)
Charles D. Brown ... Editor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carol Adams ... Tourist (uncredited)
Irving Bacon ... Sheriff Tuttle (uncredited)
James Blaine ... Policeman (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone ... Policeman (uncredited)
Gary Breckner ... Announcer (uncredited)
Don Brodie ... Ticket Seller (uncredited)
George Chandler ... Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Chester Clute ... Ticket Theft Victim (uncredited)
Pete De Grasse ... Fighter (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson ... Knock-Out Timer (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn ... Detective (uncredited)
Edward Earle ... Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Dick Elliott ... Kansas City Gambler (uncredited)
Matty Fain ... Detroit Gambler (uncredited)
Frank Fanning ... Turnkey (uncredited)

Paul Fix ... Gangster (uncredited)
Allen Fox ... Reporter (uncredited)
Dick French ... Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Gardner ... Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ... Usher (uncredited)

Joe Gray ... Fighter (uncredited)
Harrison Greene ... Cleveland Gambler (uncredited)
Sherry Hall ... Ticket-Taker (uncredited)
Eddie Hart ... Policeman (uncredited)
Tommy Herman ... Fighter (uncredited)
Olin Howland ... Deputy Sheriff Burt (uncredited)
Gladden James ... Cashier (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey ... Mahoney (uncredited)
Stanley Mack ... Usher (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack ... St. Louis Gambler (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Policeman (uncredited)
Allen Mathews ... Handler (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr. ... Detective (uncredited)
Larry McGrath ... Referee (uncredited)
Lucille Miller ... Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Adrian Morris ... Policeman (uncredited)
David Newell ... Detective (uncredited)
Franklin Parker ... Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Perry ... Referee (uncredited)
Dick Rich ... Pickpocket Detail Cop (uncredited)
Matty Roubert ... Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Gloria Roy ... Detroit Gambler's Moll (uncredited)
Robert Ryan ... Policeman (uncredited)
Syd Saylor ... Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Lee Shumway ... Policeman (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley ... Doctor (uncredited)
Landers Stevens ... Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Stoney ... Kid Grant (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan ... Handler (uncredited)
Dan Tobey ... Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan ... Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Max Wagner ... Thug (uncredited)
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Directed by
James Tinling 
 
Writing credits
Charles Belden (original screenplay) and
Jerome Cady (original screenplay) (as Jerry Cady)

John P. Marquand (based on the character created by)

Produced by
John Stone .... producer
Sol M. Wurtzel .... producer (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Lucien N. Andriot  (as Lucien Androit)
 
Film Editing by
Nick DeMaggio 
 
Art Direction by
Haldane Douglas 
Bernard Herzbrun 
 
Costume Design by
Helen A. Myron 
 
Makeup Department
Webster Philips .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Ed Ebele .... production manager (uncredited)
Ben Wurtzel .... unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jasper Blystone .... assistant director (uncredited)
Charles Faye .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Stanley Detlie .... assistant props (uncredited)
Don B. Greenwood .... props (uncredited)
Aaron Wolf .... assistant props (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
William H. Anderson .... sound
Bernard Freericks .... sound (as Bernard A. Freericks)
Fred Casey .... cableman (uncredited)
Joseph Mazzoletti .... assistant sound (uncredited)
Harry Roberts .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Edward Collins .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Eddie Fitzgerald .... camera operator (uncredited)
Hank Gerson .... grip (uncredited)
John Jenkins .... still photographer (uncredited)
Kenneth McDonald .... best boy (uncredited)
Jack McEvoy .... gaffer (uncredited)
Jimmie Reemer .... assistant grip (uncredited)
Roger Shearman .... first assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jack Adams .... wardrobe man (uncredited)
Sam Benson .... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Gladys Isaacson .... wardrobe girl (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Jack Lebowitz .... assistant cutter (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Samuel Kaylin .... musical director
David Buttolph .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Samuel Kaylin .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Arthur Berthelet .... dialogue director (uncredited)
Lionel Bevans .... dialogue director (uncredited)
Harvey Parry .... dialogue director (uncredited)
Stanley Scheuer .... script clerk (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Mr. Moto's Diary" - USA (review title)
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Runtime:
72 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #4053)
Filming Locations:
Stage 4, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Twentieth Century Fox Film CorporationSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
A tribute to Warner Oland appears in Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939), the next film in the Moto series. During the movie's production in August 1938, cast and crew learned of Oland's passing in his native Swedan (five months after the completion and release of "Mr. Moto's Gamble"). Over the title "Charlie Chan in Honolulu", on the bill of the Sultana Theatre of Variety, they placed the banner "Last Day".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:
Lieutenant Riggs:[frustrated] Medium height, medium build, medium complexion - I'd have to be a medium to find Howard from the description like that Detroit tailor gives me!See more »
Movie Connections:
Follows Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)See more »

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can't help it - I love Peter Lorre, 3 December 2012
Author: blanche-2 from United States

Asian detectives, as far as 20th Century Fox was concerned, are interchangeable, so producers had no trouble turning this Charlie Chan film into a Mr. Moto one. Apparently there was some sort of problem between Fox and the current Chan, Warner Oland, so they did a switch. I know some people state the film was switched because Warner Oland died, but he didn't die until five months after this film was released.

Anyway, Mr. Moto is teaching a class in the science of investigation and who should one of his students be but Lee Chan (Keye Luke). And it's quite a cast: Lynn Bari, Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom, John Hamilton (Perry White from the TV Superman), Ward Bond, and Lon Chaney Jr.

Moto becomes involved in the death of a prize fighter after he's knocked out in the ring, but it turns out the man was murdered with poison on the opponent's glove.

Peter Lorre is just terrific, and while this isn't the greatest Mr. Moto film ever made, he's wonderful. Unfortunately, after Pearl Harbor, Mr. M kind of disappeared.

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