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Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)the U.S. government asks Mr. Moto to go to Puerto Rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered. Director:Herbert I. Leeds |
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Jean Hersholt | ... |
Mr. Sutter
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Amanda Duff | ... |
Joan Castle
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Warren Hymer | ... |
Twister McGurk
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Richard Lane | ... |
Commissioner Gordon
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Leon Ames | ... |
Commissioner Madero
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Douglass Dumbrille | ... |
Cmdr. La Costa
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Charles D. Brown | ... |
Capt. Thomas Castle
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Paul Harvey | ... |
Gov. John Bentley
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Robert Lowery | ... |
Lt. George Bentley
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Eddie Marr | ... |
Capt. Dahlen
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Harry Woods | ... |
Grant - Pirate Henchman
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Storyline
Puerto Rico has become the back door by which a criminal syndicate smuggles inexpensive contraband diamonds from South America into the United States, dramatically driving down the price of legitimate gems. After they have ruthlessly murdered a special investigator, Moto is assigned to the case. While sailing to the island he impresses Twister McGurk, a slow-witted but amiable wrestler, with his martial arts abilities and gains a loyal friend and bodyguard. When an attempt on his life fails and another government official is murdered, Moto sends authorities a fake telegram identifying himself as a criminal named Shimura and making him and the Twister wanted fugitives. That ploy allows them to infiltrate the gang and expose the criminal mastermind behind it. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)
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PETER LORRE as the famous "Saturday Evening Post" detective, who almost meets his doom! (original ad) See more »Parents Guide:
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USALanguage:
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Danger Island See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Last of Fox's eight "Mr. Moto" features starring Peter Lorre, but actually the seventh to be released (though completed two months earlier, Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation was issued last). This was also the second "Mr. Moto" entry (after Mr. Moto's Gamble) that was originally written as a "Charlie CHan" script (and both entries were the only ones not directed by Norman Foster). The character returned only once, in a low-budget, black-and-white second feature produced in England, The Return of Mr. Moto, starring Henry Silva. See more »Goofs
Continuity: Mr. Moto and Twister obtain a mud sample from the swamp and place it on a canvas bag laid out on the deck of the boat. But when they have to pull away in a hurry under gunfire, the canvas is there, but the mud is gone. See more »Quotes
Mr. Sutter: [referring to the mysterious Puerto Rican swampland] You see, it isn't just ghosts you have to contend with but the suspicions of a dangerously ignorant people.See more »
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