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Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble

TRAGEDY STRIKES THE ARENA AS FISTIC CHAMPIONS FALL BEFORE UNSEEN GLOVES!

Genres

MysteryComedyCrime

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

07 April 1938

Country

United States of America

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

Editor

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