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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance( 1938)

TV-MAThrillerCrimeMystery
58%
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Overview

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 Billed Cast

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      Peter Lorre

      Mr. Moto

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      Rochelle Hudson

      Victoria 'Vicki' Mason

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      Robert Kent

      Marty Weston

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      J. Edward Bromberg

      Raja Ali

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      Chick Chandler

      Chick Davis

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      George Regas

      Bokor

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      Frederick Vogeding

      Zimmerman

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      H.W. Gim

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      Al Kikume

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      James B. Leong

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      Gloria Roy

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      Victor Sen Yung

      Soldier

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 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 mysterious when famed aviator "Victoria Mason" (the tomboy-ish Rochelle Hudson) sabotages her own flight (mid air) crashes near his workings before being presented to the local rajah "Ali" (J. Edward Bromberg) who takes quite a shine to her. There is a bit of friction from local high priest "Bokor" (George Regas) and we soon discover that he and his guru (...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • radio series
    • mr. moto