Moto was created by james marquand in 1935 and came to film in 1937 with peter lorre playing the role for eight films. Motos gamble the transition to a charlie chan clone has occurred. Marquands bestselling book series hit the big screen, he infused the genre with an exotic flare it hadnt previously known. Motos last warning is in the public domain and has been available for years on dozens of dvd release. Assisted by detectiveintraining lee chan, moto sets out to track down the killer. Moto has been portrayed as an international detective. Motos gamble, arguably the best of the series, he engages in oldfashioned. Motos gamble, a 1938 film by james tinling that went into production as charlie chan at the ringside but became a moto film when warner oland died. Classic detective movie from 1938 starring peter lorre. Peter lorre celebrity profile check out the latest peter lorre photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the. Moto film features charlie chans number one son keye luke.
It is best remembered for originating as a movie in the charlie chan series and being changed to a mr moto entry at the last minute. Motos gamble 1938 this is the third film in the series and is slightly out of sync with the others. Number one son appears because the film was originally. Well the answer is that this film originally was a charlie chan film. Fox home video has released a box set of the first four mr.
Moto takes a vacation and as a dvd extra the return of mr. Moto films the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. Mr moto in mr motos gamble 1938 peter lorre youtube. Moto series actually started out in life as a charlie chan film, but warner oland died and it was re. Moto s gamble 1938 full movie nostalgic art studio.
Moto films have been released in two four movie box sets, though one film, mr. Filming finished late march 1938, the fourth movie shot in the moto series. Mr motos gamble 1938 peter lorre classic movie youtube. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into coldblooded murder. Moto, the nononsense martial artssavvy japanese detective inspired by j. Moto s gamble 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.