Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
TRAGEDY STRIKES THE ARENA AS FISTIC CHAMPIONS FALL BEFORE UNSEEN GLOVES!
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!

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Cast

Peter Lorre Peter Lorre As: Kentaro Moto
Keye Luke Keye Luke As: Lee Chan
Dick Baldwin Dick Baldwin As: Bill Steele
Lynn Bari Lynn Bari As: Penny Kendall
Douglas Fowley Douglas Fowley As: Nick Crowder
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Storyline

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!


Tagline: TRAGEDY STRIKES THE ARENA AS FISTIC CHAMPIONS FALL BEFORE UNSEEN GLOVES!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Mystery, Comedy, Crime

Language: English

Release Date: 07 April 1938

Country: US

Runtime: 72m

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Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

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Cast

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Kentaro Moto

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Lee Chan

Dick Baldwin

Dick Baldwin

Bill Steele

Lynn Bari

Lynn Bari

Penny Kendall

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Nick Crowder

Jayne Regan

Jayne Regan

Linda Benton

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Lieutenant Riggs

Maxie Rosenbloom

Maxie Rosenbloom

Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Philip Benton

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Jerry Connors

Bernard Nedell

Bernard Nedell

Clipper McCoy

Charles Williams

Charles Williams

Gabby Marden

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Biff Moran

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Tom McGuire

Eddie Marr

Eddie Marr

Sammy (as Edward Marr)

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Joey

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Policeman

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Ticket Seller

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Bit Part (Uncredited)

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Gangster (Uncredited)

Olin Howland

Olin Howland

Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)

Dick Elliott

Dick Elliott

Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Boxing Spectator (Uncredited)

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

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Production Crew

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Costume and Makeup

Helen A. Myron

Helen A. Myron

Costume Design

Sound

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Visual Effects

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Camera

Lucien N. Andriot

Lucien N. Andriot

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

Haldane Douglas

Haldane Douglas

Art Direction

Bernard Herzbrun

Bernard Herzbrun

Art Direction

Other Crew

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