Moto acquired the distinctly nonasian features of peter lorre, the brilliant hungarianborn jew who fled hitlers europe. Moto 1938 in an effort to track down a gang of international killers, mr. The complete collection 8 movies on 4 dvds when mr. Moto in danger island 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Moto has been portrayed as an international law enforcement agent. Moto in danger island 1939 aided by a wrestler warren hymer, the japanese detective peter lorre nabs diamond smugglers in puerto rico. But his smuggling investigation quickly turns into a murder mystery when both an undercover government agent and a top political figure wind up deadand moto begins to suspect that he is going to need a gem of a. With peter lorre, joseph schildkraut, lionel atwill, virginia field. But his smuggling investigation quickly turns into a murder mystery when both an undercover government agent and a top political figure wind up deadand moto begins to suspect that he is. Moto radio program log with biographies of james monks, john p. Mr moto in danger island 1939 comic book and movie. Moto takes a vacation 1939 as you see peter lorre and 20th centuryfox stopped making them well before the us became involved in world war ii, a wiselytaken. It had a very intriguing storyline that was complemented with a bunch of great yet diverse characters, plus it was very well produced too. Motos last warning jun 06, 2018 the sixth in a series of eight stars peter lorre as a japanese, george sanders as french, and john carradine as a brit.
Moto to go to puerto rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered directed by herbert i. The devil commands 1941, although a mere b at the time, has awarded duff her small slice of immortality, but she loathed horror movies and retired. Moto in danger island is an unforgettable thriller and one of the best of the mr. Moto takes a vacation all 1939 as well as the abortive effort to revive. With peter lorre, jean hersholt, amanda duff, warren hymer. Moto ceased in 1939 and explained that the film industry liked the mr.
These include eight motion pictures starring peter lorre between 1937 and 1939, 23 radio shows starring james monk broadcast in 1951 the show starred james monk as mr. If you like movies like this visit my dailymotion channel 1. Marquand, john patrick, lou breslow, norman foster. See more ideas about charlie chan, movies and old movies. In other films that would be the whole story, but here it is simply continue reading. The seventh film was still okay, but it danger island was clearly a declining effort. Moto to go to puerto rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered. Marquands resourceful and unfailingly polite japanese detective.
She played the receptionist in hotel for women 1939, notable mainly for launching linda darnell, and was the ingenue again in mr. Moto in danger island is a 1939 american mystery film directed by herbert i. Moto series of films the film was based on the novel murder in trinidad, but the setting was moved to puerto rico. The film opens with a daring escape from the french penal colony on devils. Moto takes a vacation all 1939 as well as the abortive effort to revive the series, the return of mr. Ward bond appears in the opening scene as a wrestler who gets tossed around by mr. Motoslastwarning1939 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Motos last warning delocalising the japanese sleuth to the exotic locale of port said and pitting him against a ring of spies for a foreign country intent on sabotaging relation of france and great britain by planting bombs into the suez canal to. Jun 17, 2017 if you like movies like this visit my dailymotion channel 1. Motos to be filmed, although not the last to be released, and its clear that fox were losing confidence in the series. The film was based on the novel murder in trinidad, but the setting was moved to puerto rico. Each gallery might contain multiple covers, with a free account you can only download first cover from the gallery at a lower resolution.
Motos last warning, 1939, directed by norman foster, with peter lorre, ricardo cortez, virginia field, at turner classic movies. Marquands bestselling book series hit the big screen, he infused the genre with an exotic flare it hadnt previously known. Moto, the fifth film in the fox series, opens in the jungles of the south caribbean as two men escape from notorious devils island. The films may not have been released in production order. It was originally known as winter garden, meant to be the first title in the series lacking motos name. In the above files, the dead land is a duplicate of the kuriloff papers. The complete collection of available episodes for the oldtime radio series mr. This eighth and final entry in 20th centuryfoxs mr. Motos deductive powers quickly prove impressive as he matches wits with the slowminded gangster twister mcgurk warren b. Moto is plunged into a deadly maze of deception when he poses as an inmate at devils island then orchestrates a daring escape from the infamous prison along with a ruthless murderer in order to infiltrate a gang of assassins. Moto takes a vacation 1939 this is the order given on the dvd sets. Moto takes a vacation 1939 was the last of the 20th century fox mr.
Moto battles murderous treasure hunters for priceless ancient scrolls which reveal the location of the longlost tomb of genghis khan. Moto acts a little more like charlie chan with his wise proverbs, but the stories are drastically different. Moto, of the international police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at port said in egypt. Moto collection, volume two which includes the third, sixth, seventh and eighth films in that series mr. It is the second in a series of eight films starring peter lorre as mr. Leeds, peter lorre, jean hersholt, amanda duff, crime, drama, mystery march 24, 2018 puerto rico has become the back door by which a criminal syndicate smuggles inexpensive contraband diamonds from south america into the united states, dramatically driving down the price of legitimate gems. Motos last warning 1939 in port said, egypt, moto tries to stop the french naval fleet from being destroyed by secret agents bent on starting a war between the british and the french. Nbc and producer carol irwin tapped stage, radio, television and film actor, james monks, to portray moto. May 14, 2012 ably producedand skilfully directed variety. Moto takes the japanese detective to honolulu and shangahi to track down a band of smugglers. 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. But his smuggling investigation quickly turns into a murder mystery when both an undercover government agent and a top political figure wind up deadand moto begins to suspect that he is going to need a gem of a plan.
It was based on the novel of the same name by the detectives creator, john p. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Moto where i explain why the peter lorre films of mr. Originally intended as a charlie chan film with only minimal rewrites to accommodate the. Peter lorre had opted out of his contract with 20th century fox and his character opted out with him. Moto in danger island 1939 the movie database tmdb.
See more ideas about movies, mystery and detective. Moto, the nononsense martial artssavvy japanese detective inspired by j. The stupid sidekick was more annoying and the inclusion of. Motos last warning is the only peter lorre moto film in the public domain. Leeds and starring peter lorre, jean hersholt and amanda duff. Moto becomes embroiled in the theft of the queens jewels and tries to discover who committed two murders. Moto in a series of eight films made for fox in the late 1930s and this was the first of them. This film was intended to be a charlie chan entry, but after warner olands death it was quickly rewritten as a moto film. Foxs wonderful growing line of boxed sets of bmovie mystery series continues with the mr. Written by peter milne, john reinhardt, george bricker, jack jungmeyer, and edith skouras, based on the 1933 novel murder in trinidad by john w. Moto movies complete collectionmark farmer charlie chan the chinese ring 1947 crime comedy duration. Disguised as an austrian archaeologist, moto helps unearth the priceless crown of the legendary queen of sheba and sans disguise defends it from a variety of thugs and criminals. Moto film is set in port said at the entrance of the suez canal.
This radio series seems to take the character from the films but uses the intrigue of the books. Moto heads to puerto rico to put a stop to the glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the worlds jewel market. Moto in danger island 1939 english cinema, trailer, video clips, mr. Breezy little b with moto investigating a diamond smuggling ring in puerto rico. Moto on danger island 1939 dvd classic films direct. A lean 66 minutes, norman fosters film packs a significant plot line into essentially four. Vandercooks novel murder in trinidad, which was filmed under that title in 1934. Motos last warning is a great film with the star of the original maltese falcon playing a villainous ventriloquist as moto appears to have been killed off for most of the film. Fans of film noir, mystery and crime thrillers ha a ne.
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