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6.8/10   169 votes
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Director:
Norman Foster
Writers:
Norman Foster (writer)
Philip MacDonald (writer)
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Release Date:
7 July 1939 (USA) more
Plot:
Disguised as a German archaeologist, Moto helps unearth the priceless crown of the legendary Queen of Sheba and sans disguise defends it from a variety of thugs and criminals. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
A permanent one as it turns out--and none too soon more

Cast

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Peter Lorre ... Mr. Moto
Joseph Schildkraut ... Hendrik Manderson
Lionel Atwill ... Prof. Hildebrand
Virginia Field ... Eleanore Kirke
John 'Dusty' King ... Howard Stevens (as John King)
Iva Stewart ... Susan French
G.P. Huntley ... Archibald Featherstone (as George P. Huntley Jr.)
Victor Varconi ... Paul Borodoff
John Bleifer ... Wendling
Honorable Wu ... Wong
Morgan Wallace ... David Perez

Anthony Warde ... Joe Rubla
Harry Strang ... O'Hara, Museum Guard
John Davidson ... Prince Suleid
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Additional Details

Runtime:
65 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #4649) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Eighth and last of the original Moto series. more
Quotes:
Archibald Featherstone: I'll stay here and reconnoiter.
Driver: Don't get hurt doin' it.
Archibald Featherstone: You go and fetch the bobbies.
Driver: Yeah, I'll get the police too!
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Movie Connections:
Follows Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937) more

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8 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
A permanent one as it turns out--and none too soon, 16 July 2001
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Author: Anne Sharp from USA

After eight Moto films the series had run its course, as this last entry demonstrates. Peter Lorre was clearly weary of trying to pump some sort of human interest and entertainment value into the wispy character of Moto, and the dreadful idea of pairing him with a "funny" British sidekick utterly defeats all his efforts here.

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