Moto films an austrian plays a japanese detective the dvd collection vol. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Marquand initially created the character for the saturday evening post, which was seeking stories with an asian hero after the death of charlie chans creator earl derr biggers. The acting, acing, story, and film work were all quite a notch above the previous three. With peter lorre, mary maguire, henry wilcoxon, erik rhodes. Paul johnson guitar, eddie bertrand guitar, dick dodd replaced by richard delvy drums, chas stuart sax and jim roberts piano. This time moto is called in by scotland yard to thwart a vicious gang of. Wong detective presented boris karloff as pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated oriental sleuth. Moto, a master of disguise and jujitsu, uncovers a murder plot of international importance.
In other films that would be the whole story, but here it is simply continue reading. Moto is a great character, and peter lorre clearly has a lot of fun playing him. Mr moto in mysterious mr moto 1938 peter lorre mark farmer. Peter lorre gives you your greatest thrill overview. Moto takes a vacation 1939 was the last of the 20th century fox mr.
Mr moto in mysterious mr moto 1938 peter lorre youtube. While moto did get to use judo, this one was a bit of an oddball, but entertaining in its own right. Moto, produced in 1938 by twentieth century fox, is the fifth in a series of eight films starring peter lorre as mr. Moto also known as mr moto and the persian oil case is a 1965 british crime film directed by ernest morris and starring henry silva, terence longdon, and suzanne lloyd. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. About old time radio the buzzterm for old time radio is otr. Moto, original name in full kentaro moto, fictional japanese detective and secret agent created by american novelist j. Moto, an agent of the international police, leads paul brissac, a frenchman, in. He appeared in six novels by marquand published between 1935 and 1957.
Moto was japanese, both fit into the category often described as orientalsleuth. Moto is a wild bunch of crazy guys with a great passion for music. A force called x07 mr i a moto crime old time radio. Ive only seen one of the mr moto films and its an engaging mixture of crime and espionage. The film is worth watching only to see the actors particularly lorre, who kicks up the energy level several notches whenever hes on screen. Moto takes a chance 1938 the japanese detective peter lorre and an undercover woman rochelle hudson use a high priests ammo to stop him. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. Moto films made in 1938, after the two made in 1937 and the first two of 1938, mr.
Marquand, and an original story by norman foster and. Jun 08, 20 while moto did get to use judo, this one was a bit of an oddball, but entertaining in its own right. Moto, although it was the second one actually filmed, following think fast, mr. Moto is working for the international police trying to find the head man of a criminal gang. Moto 1937, all completely restored with clean, clear, crisp picture and sound plus.
Its release was delayed until after production of thank you, mr. Moto acts a little more like charlie chan with his wise proverbs, but the stories are drastically different. Motos last warning, in which any number of people are killed or very nearly so, including surprisingly enough some of the good guys, one in rather gruesome fashion. Marquand, from an original screenplay by philip macdonald and norman foster. Moto, the fifth film in the fox series, opens in the jungles of the south caribbean as two men escape from notorious devils island. Fans of film noir, mystery and crime thrillers ha a new hero. Release dates 10 also known as aka 12 release dates usa 17 september 1938 new york city, new york usa 14 october 1938. This radio series seems to take the character from the films but uses the intrigue of the books. Moto 1938 12 1014 1938 us mystery, thriller, crime, drama 1h 2m user score.
The title character is seldom on stage while some i bought this book back in 2006 because i had always wanted to read the mr. Moto is working for the international police trying to find. Moto 1938 starring peter lorre and henry wilcoxon on dvd and bluray. Mr moto is better remembered today from the film series with peter lorre as the japanese master detective. During the filming of all through the night, director vincent sherman asked peter lorre how he did all those mr. Marquands bestselling book series hit the big screen, he infused the genre with an exotic flare it hadnt previously known. Moto, who goes undercover to devils island in his investigation of the league of assassins.
Moto spy stories, he achieved popular success and critical respect for his satirical novels, winning a pulitzer prize for the late george apley in 1938. All available for the first time on dvd plus the mr. See more ideas about charlie chan, movies and old movies. In the above files, the dead land is a duplicate of the kuriloff papers. Moto takes a chance finds moto undercover in thailand as an archaeologist, actually undercover under two false identities. Moto, the best of the series, also has the most interesting supporting cast. Moto 1938 in an effort to track down a gang of international killers, mr. Moto is an engrossing general federation of womens clubs and thrilling tale of cat and mouse thats played with intensity. 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. Moto movie posters the film role was played by peter lorre. Moto, the nononsense martial artssavvy japanese detective inspired by j. Variety after orchestrating a daring escape from the infamous devils island prison, an undercover mr.
The complete collection 8 movies on 4 dvds when mr. In this film, peter lorre makes his fifth appearance as j. Moto 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Because of a partially muffled sound track at the beginning, it. Moto was conceived out of the popularity charlie chan. Moto series that cast the austrian peter lorre as the japanese detective known as mr. Your turn, mr moto, published in 1936, was the first of john p. Moto 1938 had peter lorre hopping around many scenes like a bullfrog via the acrobatics of harvey parry peter lorre in mr. Moto until a new sun suddenly appeared in their stabilized universe. Moto takes a chance is the fourth in a series of eight films starring peter lorre as mr. In this type of show, the detectives were of asian descent and spoke with a foreign accents regardless of.
Again, as in the other old films, this one is clear, easy to watch, and i enjoyed it. Their second album good times is released in februari 2020. Though the stories are always rather linear they keep an audience by balancing thrills, violence, mystery, character and mild romance. Moto looking for the artist of a mysterious painting that could provide a clue to the sinking of a ship. Moto investigates the strange disappearance of an american scientist with a terminally ill wife. Moto has himself imprisoned on devils island so he can help his. Three actors with unusual stories mary maguire, who became engaged to a gentleman fascist the following year. Moto is a fictional japanese secret agent created by the american author john p. Misdaad mystery film geregisseerd door norman foster. Moto, for those of you who dont know, as the crafty man investigating the case. Moto 1938 norman foster on allmovie peter lorre makes his fifth appearance as j. John phillips marquand november 10, 1893 july 16, 1960 was an american writer. Moto speaks english and many other languages fluently and is an excellent marksman. Moto and enjoyed it but along came many other books and this volume got moved to the bottom of the stack.
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