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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
Movie5.8

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

1938•1h 3m•Thriller•Crime•Mystery
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Story Line

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.

Top Cast

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Mr. Moto

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

Victoria 'Vicki' Mason

Robert Kent

Robert Kent

Marty Weston

J. Edward Bromberg

J. Edward Bromberg

Raja Ali

Chick Chandler

Chick Chandler

Chick Davis

George Regas

George Regas

Bokor

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Rating

5.8/ 10

Release Date

1938-06-11

Runtime

1h 3m

Genres

ThrillerCrimeMystery
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User Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/10
•6/20/2022
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 mysteri...