Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble

72 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller, Mystery | April 7, 1938

Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-blooded murder! Assisted by detective-in-training Lee Chan, Moto sets out to track down the killer based on a single ominous clue: a poisoned boxing glove! But when Moto's hunch points to a corrupt gambling syndicate, he's forced to wager his very life to unmask the culprit—or go down for the count...permanently!

Mr. Moto's Gamble

72 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller, Mystery | April 7, 1938

Mr. Moto's Gamble
Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-blooded murder! Assisted by detective-in-training Lee Chan, Moto sets out to track down the killer based on a single ominous clue: a poisoned boxing glove! But when Moto's hunch points to a corrupt gambling syndicate, he's forced to wager his very life to unmask the culprit—or go down for the count...permanently!
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Mr. Moto's Gamble
Directors James Tinling
Writers John P. Marquand, Jerome Cady, Charles Belden

Cast

Peter Lorre

as Kentaro Moto

Keye Luke

as Lee Chan

Dick Baldwin

as Bill Steele

Lynn Bari

as Penny Kendall

Douglas Fowley

as Nick Crowder

Jayne Regan

as Linda Benton

Harold Huber

as Lieutenant Riggs

Maxie Rosenbloom

as Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington

John Hamilton

as Philip Benton

George E. Stone

as Jerry Connors

Bernard Nedell

as Clipper McCoy

Charles Williams

as Gabby Marden

Ward Bond

as Biff Moran

Cliff Clark

as Tom McGuire

Eddie Marr

as Sammy

Lon Chaney Jr.

as Joey

Irving Bacon

as Sheriff Tuttle

Stanley Blystone

as Policeman

Don Brodie

as Ticket Seller