Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
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!
Director: James Tinling
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Peter Lorre as Kentaro Moto |
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Keye Luke as Lee Chan |
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Dick Baldwin as Bill Steele |
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Lynn Bari as Penny Kendall |
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Douglas Fowley as Nick Crowder |
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Jayne Regan as Linda Benton |
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Harold Huber as Lieutenant Riggs |
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Maxie Rosenbloom as Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington |
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John Hamilton as Philip Benton |
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George E. Stone as Jerry Connors |
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Bernard Nedell as Clipper McCoy |
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Charles Williams as Gabby Marden |
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Ward Bond as Biff Moran |
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Cliff Clark as Tom McGuire |
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Eddie Marr as Sammy (as Edward Marr) |
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Lon Chaney Jr. as Joey |
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Irving Bacon as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited) |
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Stanley Blystone as Policeman |
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Don Brodie as Ticket Seller |
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Mike Mazurki as Bit Part (Uncredited) |
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Paul Fix as Gangster (Uncredited) |
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Olin Howland as Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited) |
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Dick Elliott as Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited) |
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Pierre Watkin as District Attorney (as Pierre Watkins) |
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George Chandler as Boxing Spectator (Uncredited) |
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Charles D. Brown as Editor |
| Directing | James Tinling | Director |
| Writing | Charles S. Belden | Writer |
| Writing | Jerome Cady | Writer |
| Writing | John P. Marquand | Writer |
| Production | Sol M. Wurtzel | Producer |
| Production | John Stone | Producer |
| Camera | Lucien N. Andriot | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Nick DeMaggio | Editor |
| Art | Haldane Douglas | Art Direction |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen A. Myron | Costume Design |