Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)

6.4/10 72 min Mystery Comedy Crime

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!

Cast

Peter Lorre

Kentaro Moto

Keye Luke

Lee Chan

Dick Baldwin

Bill Steele

Lynn Bari

Penny Kendall

Douglas Fowley

Nick Crowder

Jayne Regan

Linda Benton

Harold Huber

Lieutenant Riggs

Maxie Rosenbloom

Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington

John Hamilton

Philip Benton

George E. Stone

Jerry Connors

Bernard Nedell

Clipper McCoy

Charles Williams

Gabby Marden

Ward Bond

Biff Moran

Cliff Clark

Tom McGuire

Eddie Marr

Sammy (as Edward Marr)

Lon Chaney Jr.

Joey

Irving Bacon

Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Policeman

Don Brodie

Ticket Seller

Mike Mazurki

Bit Part (Uncredited)

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