Mr moto takes a vacation 1939 is a norman fosterdirected entry in the mr. She was an actress, known for just around the corner 1938, mr. Moto collection, volume two which includes the third, sixth, seventh and eighth films in that series mr. 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. See more ideas about charlie chan, movies and old movies. Moto in danger island 1939 english cinema, trailer, video clips, mr. If you like movies like this visit my dailymotion channel 1. At one time this was slated to be filmed as a charlie chan film, charlie chan in trinidad. Fans of film noir, mystery and crime thrillers ha a ne. Moto film series, with lionel atwill and joseph schildkraut and g. Leeds, with peter lorre, jean hersholt, amanda duff, at tcm mr. Moto ceased in 1939 and explained that the film industry liked the mr. Leeds and starring peter lorre, jean hersholt and amanda duff.
The film is an original story featuring the character created by john p. Mr moto in danger island 1939 comic book and movie. Anthony quinn the naked street 1955 farley granger, anne bancroft full movie by paul brazil. Moto in danger island 1939 the movie database tmdb. Mr moto in mr moto s last warning 1939 peter lorre by mark.
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Moto s gamble 1938 that was originally written as a charlie chan script and both entries were. Moto movies complete collectionmark farmer charlie chan at the. Moto s deductive powers quickly prove impressive as he matches wits with the slowminded gangster twister mcgurk warren b. Moto in danger island 1939, based on the novel murder in trinidad by john w.
Leeds, with peter lorre, jean hersholt, amanda duff, at turner classic movies. 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 cast and crew moviefone. Motos last warning is the sixth in a series of eight films starring peter lorre as mr. Foxs wonderful growing line of boxed sets of b movie mystery series continues with the mr.
Moto in danger island 1939 peter lorre, amanda duff, harry. Moto in this remake of murder in trinidad, in which moto is asked to help the united states. It is not from his classic moto early films, but it is still entertaining. Mr moto, danger island, 1939, peter lorre, mystery, thriller, adventure, drama, classic, old movie, old film, full movie the u. Moto to go to puerto rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered. Moto series of films the film was based on the novel murder in trinidad, but the setting was moved to puerto rico. As a visual stylist, he liked crowded, busy frames, full of decor details and. Moto movies complete collection mark farmer the mystery of mr. Moto takes a vacation all 1939 as well as the abortive effort to revive the series, the return of mr. Mr moto in danger island dvd 1939 by peter lorre by longxtx. Ive read that this was originally intended to be an entry in foxs charlie chan series but it works well as a moto movie. Amanda duff was born on march 6, 1914 in fresno, california, usa.
She died on april 6, 2006 in san francisco, california. 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. Motosupposedly suffering from appendicitisis kidnapped by villains. Moto, the nononsense martial artssavvy japanese detective inspired by j. Moto in danger island 1939 to stop contraband diamonds from flooding the worlds jewel market, mr. 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 in danger island 1939 aided by a wrestler warren hymer, the japanese detective peter lorre nabs diamond smugglers in puerto rico. 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 features starring peter lorre, but actually the seventh to be released though completed two months earlier, mr. Mr moto in mr moto takes a chance 1938 peter lorre. Moto where i explain why the peter lorre films of mr. Marquand portrayed him in his novels, as a japanese spy. Peter lorre was not happy when fox assigned him to the moto films, but as he had just had been released from a rehab facility for his addiction to morphine, he was in no position to argue and accepted the role complete collection of mr. Moto in danger island 1939 out of 4 seventh film in the series finds mr.
Moto in danger island is a 1939 american mystery film directed by herbert i. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the encyclopedia. Too much plot, too much presentation of possible suspects, too much explanation of a murder that no one can remember by the end. Moto in danger island 1939 entertains with buffoon warren hymer tagging along.
The full set of peter lorre mr moto films and good value compared to other sets or single. Along the way various murders begin to happen with a wide range of suspects. Moto in danger island 1939 cast and crew aided by a wrestler warren hymer, the japanese detective peter lorre nabs diamond smugglers in puerto rico. Fox home video has released a box set of the first four mr. On april 7, 1939, twentieth centuryfox released the seventh of eight mr. Moto in danger island 1939 rotten tomatoes peter lorre stars as the famous asian detective mr. Moto in danger island 1939 entertains with buffoon.
Moto in danger island, 1939, directed by herbert i. Moto heads to puerto rico to put a stop to the glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the worlds jewel market. Having hymer in the film makes sense, however, as the film was originally planned another chan film. Moto s 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. Moto, played by peter lorre, and several passengers are watching a wrestling match. According to the twentieth centuryfox produced scripts collection at the ucla theater arts library, the film was originally to have been a charlie chan picture. Moto is a 1937 film directed by norman foster and featuring a mysterious japanese detective named mr. Moto in danger island 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Moto to go to puerto rico to investigate diamond smuggling. Moto in danger island 1939 was released 80 years ago on 7 april 1939. Moto in danger island movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Moto in danger island peter lorre, amanda duff, warren hymer, harry. Huntley, as archie featherstone, in supporting roles this was the last mr. Moto peter lorre tracking down a diamond smuggling ring working from south america through puerto rico.