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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

1938

1h 3m

5.8(19 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Mystery

Overview

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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Production Companies

20th Century Fox

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Mr. Moto

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

Victoria 'Vicki' Mason

Robert Kent

Robert Kent

Marty Weston

J. Edward Bromberg

J. Edward Bromberg

Raja Ali

Chick Chandler

Chick Chandler

Chick Davis

George Regas

George Regas

Bokor

Frederick Vogeding

Frederick Vogeding

Zimmerman

H.W. Gim

H.W. Gim

Al Kikume

Al Kikume

James B. Leong

James B. Leong

Creative team

Directed by: Norman Foster
Written by: Lou Breslow
John Patrick

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