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Film / 1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Directed by
James Tinling
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!
The story
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 LorreKentaro Moto
Keye LukeLee Chan
Dick BaldwinBill Steele
Lynn BariPenny Kendall
Douglas FowleyNick Crowder
Jayne ReganLinda Benton
Harold HuberLieutenant Riggs
Maxie RosenbloomHorace 'Knock-Out' Wellington
John HamiltonPhilip Benton
George E. StoneJerry Connors
Bernard NedellClipper McCoy
Charles WilliamsGabby Marden
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Ward BondBiff Moran
Cliff ClarkTom McGuire
Eddie MarrSammy (as Edward Marr)
Lon Chaney Jr.Joey
Irving BaconSheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
Stanley BlystonePoliceman
Don BrodieTicket Seller
Mike MazurkiBit Part (Uncredited)
Paul FixGangster (Uncredited)
Olin HowlandDeputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
Dick ElliottKansas City Gambler (Uncredited)
Pierre WatkinDistrict Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)
George ChandlerBoxing Spectator (Uncredited)
Charles D. BrownEditor
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