Written by James M. Tate / 5/03/2026 / No comments / classic gangster , crime , douglas fowley , franchise , george e. stone , jayne regan , lynn bari , mr moto , peter lorre , thirties , ward bond
PETER LORRE IN 'MR. MOTTO'S GAMBLE' WITH DOUGLAS FOWLEY
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| Year: 1938 Rating: ***1/2 |
The third MR. MOTO film, which was a franchise starring Peter Lorre as a Chinese secret agent/crime-fighter, wasn't directed by Norman Foster, and had a noirish potboiler plot that was supposed to be inserted into a Charlie Chan picture, involving the always crooked and mysterious boxing syndicate...
Motto sporadically investigates a heavyweight contender's enigmatic death while teaching a class on crime, the case involves various thuggy gangsters straight from the previous decade including Douglas Fowley and George S. Stone, MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE is one of the more conventional MOTO programmers: despite the titular character seeming more like a special guest star throughout.
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| Ward Bond in MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE |
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| Peter Lorre in MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE |
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| Douglas Fowley in MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE |
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| Jayne Regan and Lynn Bari in MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE |
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| Peter Lorre in MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE |
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