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Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble is the third film in the Mr. Moto series starring Peter Lorre as the title character. It is best remembered for originating as a movie in the Charlie Chan series and being changed to a Mr. Moto entry at the last minute.
In San Francisco, policeman Lieutenant Riggs (Harold Huber) takes Mr. Moto, a detective and Lee Chan (Keye Luke), a student, to a prizefight between Bill Steele (Dick Baldwin) and Frank Stanton (Russ Clark), where the winner will take on the champion, Biff Moran (Ward Bond). However, the fight is fixed and gangster Nick Crowder (Douglas Fowley) bets big money that Stanton won't make it to the fifth round. He goes down in the fourth and dies shortly afterward.
Bookie Clipper McCoy (Bernard Nedell) loses a fortune. Moto proves that it was murder and it is revealed that $100,000 was won in bets around the country against Stanton. Moto works with Lt. Riggs to solve the murder as the championship fight looms.
Comedy is provided by Horace Wellington (Maxie Rosenbloom), a kleptomaniac, and Lee Chan. Moto promised to reveal the murderer's identity on the night of the big fight, but the murderer has plans, too, with a concealed gun, to kill Moto.
In June 1937, Fox said the first three movies in the Mr Moto series would be Think Fast, Mr. Moto; Thank You, Mr. Moto; and Mr. Moto's Gamble. At the same time, the studio announced three Charlie Chan movies starring Warner Oland: Charlie Chan on Broadway, Charlie Chan at College and Charlie Chan in Radio City.
In July, Fox said Rochelle Hudson would be in Mr. Moto's Gamble. This was changed to Look Out, Mr. Moto, which eventually became Mr. Moto Takes a Chance.
Fox was going to make a Charlie Chan film, Charlie Chan at Ringside, starring Warner Oland as Chan and Keye Luke as Number One Son. Jayne Regan was cast on the strength of her performance in Thank You, Mr Moto. The cast would also include Lynn Bari and be directed by James Tinling.
Filming began in January 1938, but Oland left the film due to illness and the production was suspended. In March 1938, Fox announced Oland would return to the role and appear in Charlie Chan on the Clipper Ship. However, he never recovered from his illness and died in August 1938. Sidney Toler took over the role of Charlie Chan in the ongoing film series.
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Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble is the third film in the Mr. Moto series starring Peter Lorre as the title character. It is best remembered for originating as a movie in the Charlie Chan series and being changed to a Mr. Moto entry at the last minute.
In San Francisco, policeman Lieutenant Riggs (Harold Huber) takes Mr. Moto, a detective and Lee Chan (Keye Luke), a student, to a prizefight between Bill Steele (Dick Baldwin) and Frank Stanton (Russ Clark), where the winner will take on the champion, Biff Moran (Ward Bond). However, the fight is fixed and gangster Nick Crowder (Douglas Fowley) bets big money that Stanton won't make it to the fifth round. He goes down in the fourth and dies shortly afterward.
Bookie Clipper McCoy (Bernard Nedell) loses a fortune. Moto proves that it was murder and it is revealed that $100,000 was won in bets around the country against Stanton. Moto works with Lt. Riggs to solve the murder as the championship fight looms.
Comedy is provided by Horace Wellington (Maxie Rosenbloom), a kleptomaniac, and Lee Chan. Moto promised to reveal the murderer's identity on the night of the big fight, but the murderer has plans, too, with a concealed gun, to kill Moto.
In June 1937, Fox said the first three movies in the Mr Moto series would be Think Fast, Mr. Moto; Thank You, Mr. Moto; and Mr. Moto's Gamble. At the same time, the studio announced three Charlie Chan movies starring Warner Oland: Charlie Chan on Broadway, Charlie Chan at College and Charlie Chan in Radio City.
In July, Fox said Rochelle Hudson would be in Mr. Moto's Gamble. This was changed to Look Out, Mr. Moto, which eventually became Mr. Moto Takes a Chance.
Fox was going to make a Charlie Chan film, Charlie Chan at Ringside, starring Warner Oland as Chan and Keye Luke as Number One Son. Jayne Regan was cast on the strength of her performance in Thank You, Mr Moto. The cast would also include Lynn Bari and be directed by James Tinling.
Filming began in January 1938, but Oland left the film due to illness and the production was suspended. In March 1938, Fox announced Oland would return to the role and appear in Charlie Chan on the Clipper Ship. However, he never recovered from his illness and died in August 1938. Sidney Toler took over the role of Charlie Chan in the ongoing film series.