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Mr. Moto's Gamble

NR

1938

72 minutes

MysteryComedyCrime

Overview

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!

Top Cast

Peter Lorre headshot

Peter Lorre

Kentaro Moto

Keye Luke headshot

Keye Luke

Lee Chan

Dick Baldwin headshot

Dick Baldwin

Bill Steele

Lynn Bari headshot

Lynn Bari

Penny Kendall

Douglas Fowley headshot

Douglas Fowley

Nick Crowder

Jayne Regan headshot

Jayne Regan

Linda Benton

Harold Huber headshot

Harold Huber

Lieutenant Riggs

Maxie Rosenbloom headshot

Maxie Rosenbloom

Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington

John Hamilton headshot

John Hamilton

Philip Benton

George E. Stone headshot

George E. Stone

Jerry Connors

Bernard Nedell headshot

Bernard Nedell

Clipper McCoy

Charles Williams headshot

Charles Williams

Gabby Marden

Ward Bond headshot

Ward Bond

Biff Moran

Cliff Clark headshot

Cliff Clark

Tom McGuire

Eddie Marr headshot

Eddie Marr

Sammy (as Edward Marr)

Lon Chaney Jr. headshot

Lon Chaney Jr.

Joey

Irving Bacon headshot

Irving Bacon

Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)

Stanley Blystone headshot

Stanley Blystone

Policeman

Don Brodie headshot

Don Brodie

Ticket Seller

Mike Mazurki headshot

Mike Mazurki

Bit Part (Uncredited)

Paul Fix headshot

Paul Fix

Gangster (Uncredited)

Olin Howland headshot

Olin Howland

Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)

Dick Elliott headshot

Dick Elliott

Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)

Pierre Watkin headshot

Pierre Watkin

District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins)

George Chandler headshot

George Chandler

Boxing Spectator (Uncredited)

Charles D. Brown headshot

Charles D. Brown

Editor