Think fast mr moto full movie

Moto 1937 murder, intrigue and seduction characterize this spellbinding first installment of the mr. Moto is a fictional japanese secret agent created by the american author john p. Young wilson hitchings has recently moved to shanghai to learn the running and management of hitchings bank, from his uncle. It was based on the novel of the same name by the detectives creator, john p. Moto takes a vacation and as a dvd extra the return of mr. Disguised as an austrian archaeologist, moto helps unearth the priceless crown of the legendary queen of sheba and sans disguise defends it from a variety of thugs and criminals. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. He poses as one of a smuggler, himself, gaining the confidence of the ring, but must think quickly when his cover is blown. Moto seems to be a criminal this time around, involved with a gang of. Motos last warning is in the public domain and has been available for years on dozens of dvd release.

This is a list of all of the movies starring both mr. Moto is a spellbinding thriller that infused the genre with exotic flare and gave the world a new type of detective. The film stars peter lorre as the title character, virginia field, thomas beck and sig ruman. Moto 1937 19495 original 20th centuryfox one sheet poster 27x41. Anthony quinn the naked street 1955 farley granger, anne bancroft full movie by paul brazil.

On a freighter going from san francisco to shanghai mr. Marquand and not much like the fictional chinese detective charlie chan. Moto 1937 starring peter lorre and lee phelps on dvd and bluray. Its the first of eight installments based upon the character created by author john p.

Moto 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Peter lorre, virginia field, thomas beck, sig ruman, murray kinnell, lotus long. Moto spy stories, he achieved popular success and critical respect for his satirical novels, winning a pulitzer prize for the late george apley in 1938. Moto was created by james marquand in 1935 and came to film in 1937 with peter lorre playing the role for eight films. Wong, two series starring caucasian actors playing asian detectives. Not rated, 1 h 10 min peter lorre, virginia field, thomas beck, sig ruman director. Part of my 5 directors x 5 unseen films 14 challenge heres the original episode that kicked off the mr. Written by philip macdonald and norman foster, based on the.

Sherlock holmes movies the pearl of death 1944 full movie. Moto goes undercover to find out who has been blowing up oil wells and trying to gain total control of all the oil leases from a petroleumrich middle eastern country. With peter lorre, joseph schildkraut, lionel atwill, virginia field. He appeared in six novels by marquand published between 1935 and 1957. Moto films have been released in two four movie box sets, though one film, mr.

Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing think fast mr. With peter lorre, mary maguire, henry wilcoxon, erik rhodes. Kentaro moto is a fictional japanese secret agent created by the american author john p. Moto in a series of eight films made for fox in the late 1930s and this was the first of them. Moto full movie in hd visit movie 59566 when his importexport business infiltrated by international diamon. When his importexport business infiltrated by international diamond smugglers, mr. This film was the first of 20th century foxs movie series based on the wily japanese sleuth created by j. Marquand initially created the character for the saturday evening post, which was seeking stories with an asian hero after the death of charlie chans creator earl derr biggers.

Making his way from the mysterious streets of san franciscos chinatown to the dark and dangerous alleys of shanghai, mr. John phillips marquand november 10, 1893 july 16, 1960 was an american writer. Moto 1937 the second film in the series opens with mr. Moto is a 1937 film directed by norman foster and featuring a mysterious japanese detective named mr. Moto franchise for director norman foster and actor peter lorre. Virginia field is a white russian expatriate who likewise appears to be an agent of the criminals. Moto 1937 peter lorre and john rogers in think fast. Moto is a 1937 film about a freighter going from san francisco to shanghai where a japanese detective solves a mystery caused by a gang of smugglers directed by norman foster. Marquand for stories serialized in the saturday evening post from 1935 to 1957. Moto the son of a shipping lines magnate sails to shanghai to deliver a.

In san franciscos chinatown on chinese new years day, a rug merchant spies a man with an english flag tattoo emerging from a curio shop. The japanese detective peter lorre foils a spys ricardo cortez suez canal plot to. Moto bears little resemblance to marquands literary creation. In june 1937 fox said the first three movies in the series would be think fast, mr moto, thank you mr moto. Moto peter lorre seems to be a criminal this time around, involved with a gang of international smugglers. Moto is very familiar territory, but thanks to director norman foster who helmed six of the eight moto features and even a few charlie chan installments, all of the pieces manage to fall into an entertaining order.

Moto pits the japanese sleuth against international diamond smugglers. When his importexport business is infiltrated by international diamond smugglers. He recognises his steward as the murderer of a man in san francisco. With peter lorre, virginia field, thomas beck, sig ruman. Moto will stop at nothing to bring the culprits to justice. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Moto is a 1937 film directed by norman foster and featuring a mysterious. Moto 1937 adventure, crime, drama, mystery, thriller usa. October 22nd, 2002 not yet rated 1 hr 11 min plot summary. It is the second in a series of eight films starring peter lorre as mr. Moto solves mysteries caused by a gang of smugglers. Film daily starring the legendary peter lorre casablanca. Mr moto in think fast mr moto 1937 peter lorre youtube.

Henry silva, terence longdon, suzanne lloyd, marne maitland. Mr moto encounters mysterious goingson on a ship bound for shanghai. Marquand and not much like the fictional chinese detective charlie chan a much more benevolent and likable character. This was a case of, this is not an old movie, just one ive never seen before. Sent to convince his cousin, eva, to close the casino, wilson hitchings uncovers the plot and realizes just how much danger his family is in. There are 6 books in the series, although some have been published under more than one title. Moto has himself imprisoned on devils island so he can help his cellmate escape and thereby get the goods on a gang of international killers. Motos name is apparently an alias, and he is better. Moto, a honolulu gambling establishment has become a key strand in a web of political and financial intrigue stretching all the way to the far east.

Beck and field are appealing romantic leads, sig rumann takes a break from hassling the brothers marx to play our. Moto, was released on dvd in 2007 by 20th century fox as part of the mr. Moto in the gobi desert traveling by caravan to peking beijing. Quotes on his first meeting with alfred hitchcock i had heard that he loved to tell stories and so i watched him like a hawk, and when i was of the opinion he had just told the punchline of a story, i broke out in such laughter that i almost fell off my. For a lowbudget movie supervised by a twentieth century fox b movie producer and directed by a man with little experience, the movie is fastpaced, well constructed and a lot of fun. Moto was the first of 20th centuryfoxs movie series based on the wily japanese sleuth created by j. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Moto must follow a trail of clues littered with beautiful women, glittering gems and deadly assassins. Moto battles murderous treasure hunters for priceless ancient scrolls which reveal the location of the longlost tomb of genghis khan.