Mr. Moto's Gamble
TRAGEDY STRIKES THE ARENA AS FISTIC CHAMPIONS FALL BEFORE UNSEEN GLOVES!
1938 · 1h 12m · Approved
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Directed by
James Tinling
Overview
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!
Director and cast
- James Tinling Director
- 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
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