L'énigmatique M. Moto

Original title: Think Fast, Mr. Moto

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6.7/10

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Peter Lorre and Sig Ruman in L'énigmatique M. Moto (1937)

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On a freighter going from San Francisco to Shanghai Mr. Moto solves mysteries caused by a gang of smugglers.On a freighter going from San Francisco to Shanghai Mr. Moto solves mysteries caused by a gang of smugglers.On a freighter going from San Francisco to Shanghai Mr. Moto solves mysteries caused by a gang of smugglers.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

1.3K

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Peter Lorre

Mr. Moto

Virginia Field

Gloria Danton

Thomas Beck

Bob Hitchings

Sig Ruman

Nicolas Marloff
(as Sig Rumann)

Murray Kinnell

Joseph Wilkie

John Rogers

Carson

Lotus Long

Lela Liu

George Cooper

Muggs Blake

J. Carrol Naish

Adram

Frederik Vogeding

Curio Dealer
(as Fredrik Vogeding)

Philip Ahn

Switchboard Operator
(uncredited)

Richard Alexander

Ivan - Doorman
(uncredited)

Lloyd Allen

Nightclub Trombonist
(uncredited)

William A. Boardway

Ship Passenger
(uncredited)

Dudley Brooks

Nightclub Pianist
(uncredited)

George 'Red' Callender

Nightclub Bassist
(uncredited)

Marcello Estorres

Ship Passenger
(uncredited)

Paul Fung

Chauffeur
(uncredited)

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Featured review

7/10

A Strong Start

On a freighter going from San Francisco to Shanghai, Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) solves mysteries caused by a gang of smugglers. First of the series.

Director Norman Foster was given this B-movie assignment, but it is probably better remembered today than many of the A pictures that came out at the time. With Peter Lorre, a strong (if under-appreciated) actor taking the lead, this was guaranteed to be something special.

Say what you will about the racism, sexism, or anything else of this nature. Such things have to be overlooked sometimes, and this is one of those times. The film is just too clever to be faulted.

gavin6942
Jul 11, 2014
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Trivia
Mr. Moto's hangover remedy: lemon juice, pinch of salt, 1 egg, 4 dashes orange bitters, 1 jigger Worcestershire sauce, 2 tsp sugar, absinthe, fill to top with gin. Stir. Drink.

Goofs
When Mr. Moto photographs Gloria in Honolulu, she is looking directly into the camera, but when he shows the photograph to the police chief in Shanghai she is looking away from the camera at Bob who is obscuring half the photograph even though he was standing beside Mr. Moto, not in front him, and thus should not be in the photograph at all.