Mr. Moto and the China Treasure
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| German title | Mr. Moto and the China Treasure |
| Original title | Thank you, Mr. Moto |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1937 |
| length | 69 minutes |
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| Director | Norman Foster |
| script | Norman Foster Wyllis Cooper |
| production | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| music | Samuel Kaylin |
| camera | Virgil Miller |
| cut |
Nick DeMaggio Irene Morra |
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After Mr. Moto and the smugglers' gang, Mr. Moto and the China Treasure is the second film in an eight-part series with Peter Lorre as the actor who plays Mr. Moto. The story, which, like its predecessor, is based on a story by John P. Marquand , is about Mr. Moto's fight against a gang of murderous treasure hunters who are looking for a secret arsenal of Chinggis Khan .
action
At the beginning, a caravan is setting up camp in the Gobi desert when a man enters a tent and tries to steal a scroll. However, the adventurer, detective and soldier of fortune Kentaro Moto only pretends to sleep and kills the thief. After the caravan reached Beijing , the police wanted Moto, but managed to escape with the scroll.
After changing his clothes, he accepts the invitation to a party from Colonel Tchernov in honor of the American Eleanor Joyce. During the soirée Moto observes another guest, the Chinese Prince Chung, leaving his mother to have a private conversation with Tchernov in another room. Tchernov offers the prince the purchase of several inherited scrolls. When Chung refuses, Tchernov draws a pistol, but is killed by Moto. Joyce enters the scene and sees Moto trying to make it look like a suicide . Moto politely advises her not to tell anyone to avoid international entanglements.
Prince Chung later grants his savior Moto a look at the scrolls at his request. Chung informs him that a set of seven scrolls gives instructions on how to find the lost tomb of Chingis Khan . However, the Chungs are determined to leave Chinggis Khan's rest and his fabulous treasures undisturbed. However, one of the scrolls was loaned out for an art exhibition and stolen there.
A fence of antiques , Periera later shows Joyce some of his goods. She is interested in a (fake) scroll, but the price is too high. While shopping the next day with diplomat Tom Nelson, who is in love with her , she observes Moto entering Periera's shop. Moto gets him to admit that he stole the real scroll, but before Periera can reveal more information, Periera is also shot from a car, which then drives away at great speed.
When Moto returns to his apartment , he finds it searched and feels that the alleged thief is still in the room. Moto leaves his pistol lying around openly and is then forced by Schneider with the pistol held in front of Motos to surrender the scroll. When Moto tries to escape, Schneider shoots Moto a few times with his pistol, which was only loaded with blank cartridges . Moto then follows Schneider on the way to Madame Tchernov. As the two make their way to meet up with the rest of their band of thieves, Moto wants that follow, however, from Butler Ivan, one of the crooks knocked out . Joyce, who wanted to comfort the widow Tchernov, is taken hostage .
The arch-villain (and mistress of Madama Tchernov), Mr. Koerger, forces Prince Chung to reveal where the scrolls are by influencing his mother. When leaving, Madame Chung Koerger attacks with a knife and is killed in the process. In the meantime, Moto is found by Nelson and brought to consciousness by him. Then they rush to the Chungs, but arrive late. The dishonored prince commits suicide after being freed by Moto and Nelson. Moto promises to avenge the dying prince's family and to protect the grave of Chingis Khan.
The two men chase the gang up to a junk . After another attempt to murder him, Moto informs Koerger that the scroll he gave Schneider was a forgery and offers Koerger his help in finding the treasure. He then sows dissent by telling Madame Tchernov that Koerger would leave her because of Joyce, which the quick-reacting Nelson appears to confirm. This means that Moto can kill Koerger because of the inattention to him. Then, to Joyce and Nelson's astonishment, Mr. Moto burns the scrolls to fulfill his promise to Chung.
criticism
“Entertaining adventure film with elements of crime and exotic accessories; amusingly and rapidly told ”, judged the lexicon of international films .
Web links
- Mr. Moto and the China-treasure in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mr. Moto and the China Treasure. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .