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...Moto's Gamble. Twentieth Century-Fox called Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) into the Gamble case (originally called Charlie Chan at the Ringside) after the disappearance from the Fox Western Avenue studios last January of Hon. Detective Chan (Warner Oland). One day during production he stepped out to the water cooler, failed to return, leaving the Ringside case unsolved and Twentieth Century-Fox in danger of being $100,000 out of pocket. The availability of Mr. Moto saved the $100,000, added a feather to the cap of resourceful Producer Sol M. Wurtzel. Later found at his home, Hon. Chan...
...Moto, a soft-spoken Japanese with poached-egg eyes and a thorough knowledge of jujitsu, solved some nasty criminal problems. A boxing glove soaked in poison, and a gun with a time device set up under the prize ring and pointed at Mr. Moto's seat all fitted into the pattern of a shady betting deal. Mr. Moto establishes a connection with Charlie by instructing Charlie's collegiate son, Lee Chan (Keye Luke), in a criminology class...
Also on today's program is "Love and Hisses," Simone Simon's debut as a Singing Sensation. Actually, the merits of the picture are more on the comedy than the musical side, with Bert Lahr and Joan Davis doing a wonderful job. Peter Lorre's "Thank You, Mr. Moto!" is the companion piece. This would be a good enough bill, even without The Hour...
Thank You, Mr. Moto (Twentieth Century-Fox). Another Oriental mystery man-shaven-skulled, pop-eyed Peter Lorre-looks for seven scrolls, the key to a vast treasure in the tomb of Genghis Khan. Assassinations, a kidnapping, the torture of a prince, hara-kiri and other interruptions confuse his efforts...
...Think Fast Mr. Moto" is the second feature and in it the sinister Peter Lorre jiu-jitzues his way to the exposure of an astute leader of a smuggling gang. A dramatic finish gives extra impetus to a film whose worth depends entirely on the individual's liking for Mr. Lorre. "Think Fast Mr. Moto" loses some of its punch since its theme is too strongly in contrast with that of its forerunner and becomes the mediocre backer-up on a mediocre bill...