Written by James M. Tate / 3/26/2013 / No comments / crime , franchise , mr moto , mystery , norman foster , peter lorre , sequel , thirties
MOTO ADVENTURE ONE: THINK FAST, MR. MOTO
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year: 1937 cast: Peter Lorre, Virginia Field, Thomas Beck rating: ***1/2 |
Here we begin with Moto in street peddler disguise, including a pointy beard and ragged clothing. He clumsily meanders into a store to sell a rug, and then a diamond, to an impatient proprietor who’s got a dead body semi-hidden in a wicker basket. This brings Moto on board a big ship where an important letter to a rich man’s son, Bob, has been stolen and replaced.
There’s a plot hidden somewhere, having to do with smuggling diamonds to and from San Francisco. The best parts – when Moto’s not tailing and/or protecting the naïve square jawed Bob aboard the ocean liner – takes place in notorious Shanghai where our resilient hero turns tables at a fancy nightclub.
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Mr. Moto investigates on sea or land |
Norman Foster, who later directed an Orson Welles Mercury production aboard a mysterious ship titled JOURNEY INTO FEAR, provides a suspenseful element at both land and sea, moving the camera around enough to make this more than a wordy melodrama but an adventure that continuously pays off.
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