Mr. Moto and the mysterious island

Movie
German title	Mr. Moto and the mysterious island
Original title	Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1939
length	67 minutes
Rod
Director	Herbert I. Leeds
script	Peter Milne
production	20th Century Fox Sol M. Wurtzel
music	Samuel Kaylin
camera	Lucien N. Andriot
cut	Harry Reynolds
occupation
Peter Lorre : Mr. Kentaro Moto Jean Hersholt : Sutter Amanda Duff : Joan Castle Warren Hymer : Twister McGurk Douglas Fowley : Nick Crowder Richard Lane : Commissioner Gordon Leon Ames : Commissioner Madero Douglass Dumbrille : La Costa Charles D. Brown : Col. Thomas Castle Paul Harvey : Gov. John Bentley Robert Lowery : Lt. George Bentley Eddie Marr : Capt. Dahlen Harry Woods : Grant
synchronization

Mr. Moto and the Mysterious Island (Original title: Mr. Moto in Danger Island ) is a 1939 crime film by Herbert I. Leeds . This is the seventh film in the series in the eight-part series about the Japanese detective Mr. Kentaro Moto portrayed by Peter Lorre . The character of Mr. Moto is based on the character created by John P. Marquand ; the story of the film is based on the novel Murder in Trinidad by John W. Vandercook.

action

Mr. Moto is assigned to smash a diamond smuggler's ring in Puerto Rico. Shortly before his arrival, he befriends the wrestler Twister and fakes an attack of illness. When the smugglers try to kidnap him in the ambulance, it is clear that the gang has learned of Mr. Moto's assignment. The trail now leads into mysterious swamps, in which the ghost of an old pirate is supposed to roam. In order to gain the bandits' trust, Mr. Moto claims he is really a gangster.

criticism

The film received mixed reviews; the German film service wrote: "The master detective receives a funny American catcher as an assistant, which means that the weak seventh adventure of the crime series doesn't get a whistle either."

background

Vandercook's story was filmed in 1934 and subsequently served as a template for a Charlie Chan film.

Web links

• Mr. Moto and the mysterious island in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mr. Moto in Danger Island in the IMDb
2. ↑ Mr. Moto and the mysterious island at kino-wolfratshausen.heutekino.de. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
3. ↑ Mr. Moto and the mysterious island at filmdienst.de