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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

5.8(19)19381h 3m2

In the jungle near Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Mr. Moto poses as an ineffectual archaeologist and a venerable holy man with mystical powers to help foil two insurgencies against the government.

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Released
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Language
English
Part of Mr. Moto Collection · 8 films
  • radio series
  • mr. moto

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York11 Jun 1938
    • TheatricalNR24 Jun 1938
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1231 Jul 1938

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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance was released on 11 June 1938.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/20/2022

    6/10

    Maybe not one of the more substantial of the "Moto" stories, this one, but Peter Lorre still has some fun as the eponymous detective. He is, ostensibly, working on an archaeological dig in the tiny kingdom of Tong Moi. Things all start to get mysterious when famed aviator "Victoria Mason" (the tomboy-ish Rochelle Hudson) sabotages her own flight (mid air) crashes near his workings before being presented to the local …

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