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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

In the jungle near Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Mr. Moto poses as an ineffectual archaeologist and a venerable holy man with mystical powers to help foil two insurgencies against the government.

Release Date : 1938-06-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Look Out, Mr. Moto

Cast

Character Name : Mr. Moto

Original Name : Peter Lorre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victoria 'Vicki' Mason

Original Name : Rochelle Hudson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marty Weston

Original Name : Robert Kent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Raja Ali

Original Name : J. Edward Bromberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chick Davis

Original Name : Chick Chandler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bokor

Original Name : George Regas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zimmerman

Original Name : Frederick Vogeding

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : H.W. Gim

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Al Kikume

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : James B. Leong

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Gloria Roy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Victor Sen Yung

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-20

Maybe not one of the more substantial of the "Moto" stories, this one, but Peter Lorre still has some fun as the eponymous detective. He is, ostensibly, working on an archaeological dig in the tiny kingdom of Tong Moi. Things all start to get mysterious when famed aviator "Victoria Mason" (the tomboy-ish Rochelle Hudson) sabotages her own flight (mid air) crashes near his workings before being presented to the local rajah "Ali" (J. Edward Bromberg) who takes quite a shine to her. There is a bit of friction from local high priest "Bokor" (George Regas) and we soon discover that he and his guru (guess who??) are plotting a regime change. Much like the Venetians did with the Parthenon, these would be revolutionaries are using the ancient temple, complete with secret passages and creepy statues, to store their munitions. There is an American newsreel crew in the locale too. They seem to be there to provide some comedic interludes, but the thing is all so light-hearted as to not really require their services, indeed they're actually a bit annoying. The dialogue is a bit on the stilted side, but Lorre does his best and Bromberg is quite fun too and the ending is quite action-packed. Not great, but not bad either.