This film was intended to be a charlie chan entry, but after warner olands death it was quickly rewritten as a moto film. Moto in danger island 1939 the movie database tmdb. If you like movies like this visit my dailymotion channel 1. Motos gamble, a 1938 film by james tinling that went into production as charlie chan at the ringside but became a moto film. Mr moto in mr moto takes a vacation 1939 peter lorre mark farmer. When an undercover agent and a top political figure are killed, hell need a gem of a put these crooks on ice in one of the best of the mr. Marquand portrayed him in his novels, as a japanese spy. Mr moto in mr moto takes a vacation 1939 peter lorre. Moto to go to puerto rico to investigate diamond smuggling. Moto in danger island 1939 peter lorre, amanda duff, harry strang, and.
Hoping to unmask the psychotic jewel thief known as metaxa, detective mr. Moto supposedly suffering from appendicitisis kidnapped by villains. Foxs wonderful growing line of boxed sets of bmovie mystery series continues with the mr. Motos last warning 1939 in port said, egypt, moto tries to stop the french naval fleet from being destroyed by secret agents bent on starting a war between the british and the french. Leeds, with peter lorre, jean hersholt, amanda duff, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. Moto is pressed into service by the government to halt a puerto rican diamondsmuggling operation.
It is not from his classic moto early films, but it is still entertaining. Moto in danger island, 1939, directed by herbert i. Moto follows archaeologist howard stevens, who has just discovered the crown of the queen of sheba, on his voyage. With peter lorre, joseph schildkraut, lionel atwill, virginia field. Moto peter lorre is in port said investigating a plot involving the french and british governments. Written by peter milne, john reinhardt, george bricker, jack jungmeyer, and edith skouras, based on the 1933 novel murder in trinidad by john w. Moto in danger island 1939 aided by a wrestler warren hymer, the japanese detective peter lorre nabs diamond smugglers in puerto rico. Lorre caused an international sensation in the german film m 1931, directed by fritz lang, in which he. Moto thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the entrance to the suez canal and blaming the british. Moto, the nononsense martial artssavvy japanese detective inspired by j. Moto film is set in port said at the entrance of the suez canal. But his smuggling investigation quickly turns into a murder mystery when both an undercover government agent and a top political figure wind up deadand moto begins to suspect that he is going to need a gem of a.
Mr moto in mysterious mr moto 1938 peter lorre youtube. Moto in danger island 1939 out of 4 seventh film in the series finds mr. Keep an eye on the scenes involving motos second trip into the swamp in the latter half of the film. Moto in danger island 1939 english cinema, trailer, video clips, mr. Marquands bestselling book series hit the big screen, he infused the genre with an exotic flare it hadnt previously known. Moto in danger island 1939, based on the novel murder in trinidad by john w.
Motos deductive powers quickly prove impressive as he matches wits with the slowminded gangster twister mcgurk warren b. It had a very intriguing storyline that was complemented with a bunch of great yet diverse characters, plus it. It had a very intriguing storyline that was complemented with a bunch of great yet diverse characters, plus it was very well produced too. Moto in danger island 1939 to stop contraband diamonds from flooding the worlds jewel market, mr. May 14, 2012 ably producedand skilfully directed variety. Moto in danger island 1939 entertains with buffoon warren hymer tagging. The complete collection 8 movies on 4 dvds when mr. Moto was created by james marquand in 1935 and came to film in 1937 with peter lorre playing the role for eight films.
Artifacts, a mysterious nemesis, traps in a museum, and masked villains. Moto to go to puerto rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered. With peter lorre, ricardo cortez, virginia field, john carradine. Moto collection, volume two which includes the third, sixth, seventh and eighth films in that series mr. Moto peter lorre tracking down a diamond smuggling ring working from south america through puerto rico. Fans of film noir, mystery and crime thrillers ha a ne. The almost complete psychotronic encyclopedia of film. Moto movies complete collectionmark farmer charlie chan the chinese ring 1947 crime comedy duration. Moto 1938 in an effort to track down a gang of international killers, mr. Peter lorre celebrity profile check out the latest peter lorre photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Moto to go to puerto rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered directed by herbert i. Vandercooks novel murder in trinidad, which was filmed under that title in 1934. Moto in danger island is an unforgettable thriller and one of the best of the mr. See more ideas about charlie chan, movies and old movies. Leeds and starring peter lorre, jean hersholt and amanda duff. Moto in danger island is a 1939 american mystery film directed by herbert i. Motos gamble, a 1938 film by james tinling that went into production as charlie chan at the ringside but became a moto film when warner oland died. Disguised as an austrian 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. Motos, except it was originally meant to be a charlie chan film having to be rewritten to suit motos wilder character. Huntley, as archie featherstone, in supporting roles this was the last mr. Moto films have been released in two four movie box sets, though one film, mr. Jun 17, 2017 if you like movies like this visit my dailymotion channel 1. Moto takes a vacation all 1939 as well as the abortive effort to revive the series, the return of mr.
Leeds, peter lorre, jean hersholt, amanda duff, crime, drama, mystery march 24, 2018 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. A lean 66 minutes, norman fosters film packs a significant plot line into essentially four. Motosupposedly suffering from appendicitisis kidnapped by villains. Mr moto takes a vacation 1939 is a norman fosterdirected entry in the mr. Moto in a series of eight films made for fox in the late 1930s and this was the first of them. Island of doomed men 1940 68 min peter lorre full movie version classic. Nov, 2017 mr moto in mr moto takes a vacation 1939 peter lorre mark farmer. Moto on danger island 1939 dvd classic films direct. With peter lorre, jean hersholt, amanda duff, warren hymer. Along the way various murders begin to happen with a wide range of suspects. The film opens with a daring escape from the french penal colony on devils. Moto series of films the film was based on the novel murder in trinidad, but the setting was moved to puerto rico. Moto, was released on dvd in 2007 by 20th century fox as part of the mr.
Moto in danger island 1939 entertains with buffoon warren hymer tagging along. Mr moto in danger island 1939 comic book and movie. Motos last warning, 1939, directed by norman foster, with peter lorre, ricardo cortez, virginia field, at turner classic movies. Lorre caused an international sensation in the german film m 1931, directed by fritz.
Lorre began his stage career in vienna before moving to germany where he worked first on the stage, then in film in berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Moto takes a vacation and as a dvd extra the return of mr. Marquand, from an original screenplay by philip macdonald and norman foster. But his smuggling investigation quickly turns into a murder mystery when both an undercover government agent and a top political figure wind up deadand moto begins to suspect that he is going to need a gem of a plan. Moto film series, with lionel atwill and joseph schildkraut and g. Moto in danger island 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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