Mr. Moto and the betting fraud
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Mr. Moto and the betting fraud |
| Original title | Mr. Moto's Gamble |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1938 |
| length | 72 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | James Tinling |
| script |
Charles Belden Jerome Cady |
| production |
20th Century Fox John Stone Sol M. Wurtzel |
| music |
David Buttolph Samuel Kaylin |
| camera | Lucien N. Andriot |
| cut | Nick DeMaggio |
| occupation | |
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Mr. Moto and the Betting Fraud is a film about the mysterious Japanese detective Mr. Kentaro Moto . It is the third film in an eight-part series of Mr. Moto films, all based on the Mr. Moto short stories by John P. Marquand . After the supposed winner of a heavyweight boxing match is poisoned under mysterious circumstances during a boxing match , Mr. Moto investigates the boxer's death. In the process he finds out that an unknown gambler has bet large sums of money against the dead boxer. He realizes that the key to solving this murder case is identifying the unknown gambler.
action
Police Lieutenant Riggs takes Mr. Moto and Lee Chan, Moto's criminology students at San Francisco State University , to a boxing match between Bill Steele and Frank Stanton. The winner gets a chance of a title fight against boxing master Biff Moran. The fight is rigged, however, as gangster Nick Crowder has bet large sums of money that Stanton will not survive the fifth round. In fact, he goes down in the fourth round and dies shortly afterwards.
Mr. Moto is working with Lieutenant Riggs to resolve the case. Initially, one assumes a heart failure, but Mr. Moto finds traces of poison on Steele's boxing glove. Mr. Moto finds out that 100,000 US dollar gained in nationwide betting against the supposed favorites Stanton. During his research, the detective comes across an organized, dangerous gambling ring. The bookmaker Clipper McCoy loses to Crowder.
Mr. Moto promises to resolve the case on the evening of the title fight. However, the killer also intends to murder him with a hidden pistol. Mr. Moto escapes the attack and solves the case of betting fraud and the poisoning of Stanton.
criticism
"The third film in the entertaining crime series dispenses with exotic additions and relies more on humor and gags, but is unnecessarily stretched by the boxing brawls."
Trivia
The film was originally supposed to be made into a film under the title Charlie Chan at the Ringside with Warner Oland in the role of the Chinese - Hawaiian detective Charlie Chan . After Oland suddenly stopped shooting due to health problems, the story was rewritten as a Mr. Moto film and filmed with Peter Lorre. Nevertheless, the role of Keye Luke as "Lee Chan", the son of Charlie Chan, was retained. It was also the only film in which Keye Luke played this role outside of the Charlie Chan film series. Harold Huber ("Lieutenant Riggs") had previously starred in two Charlie Chan films in similar roles, namely in Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) and Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937).
Max "Maxie" Rosenbloom, who was world champion in light heavyweight boxing from 1930 to 1934, can be seen in the role of Horace "Knock Out" Wellington.
Lon Chaney Jr., son of the silent film star Lon Chaney senior, can also be seen in a supporting role . Chaney Jr. was best known for starring werewolves in horror films in the 1940s .
Web links
- Mr. Moto and betting fraud in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Entry (moviepilot.de)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mr. Moto and the betting fraud. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .