Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)

  • NR
  • 03/25/1938 (US)
  • Mystery, Comedy, Crime
  • 1h 12m

TRAGEDY STRIKES THE ARENA AS FISTIC CHAMPIONS FALL BEFORE UNSEEN GLOVES!

Overview

Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-blooded murder! Assisted by detective-in-training Lee Chan, Moto sets out to track down the killer based on a single ominous clue: a poisoned boxing glove! But when Moto's hunch points to a corrupt gambling syndicate, he's forced to wager his very life to unmask the culprit—or go down for the count...permanently!

Charles Belden

Writer

James Tinling

Director

Jerome Cady

Writer

John P. Marquand

Writer

Cast

Peter Lorre's headshot

Peter Lorre

Kentaro Moto
Keye Luke's headshot

Keye Luke

Lee Chan
Dick Baldwin's headshot

Dick Baldwin

Bill Steele
Lynn Bari's headshot

Lynn Bari

Penny Kendall
Douglas Fowley's headshot

Douglas Fowley

Nick Crowder
Jayne Regan's headshot

Jayne Regan

Linda Benton
Harold Huber's headshot

Harold Huber

Lieutenant Riggs
Maxie Rosenbloom's headshot

Maxie Rosenbloom

Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington

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