Moto series starring peter lorre as the title character. Motos last warning 1938 admin leave a comment peter lorre returns in the sixth mr. Motos last warning is in the public domain and has been available for years on dozens of dvd release. It was an early hollywood role for australian actor mary maguire.
Grand national pictures twentieth centuryfox film corporation. It was originally known as winter garden, meant to be the first title in the series lacking motos name. Moto peter lorre, believed dead, is assisted by an undercover british agent john carradine as the two try to stop a couple international agents ricardo cortez, george sanders from using the suez canal to blow up some french ships and blaming the british. Joseph schildkraut, lionel atwill, virginia field and willie best all appear in the film. Motos diary 1938 was originally meant for the charlie chan series starring warner oland. Clive was born on 28 august 1879 in blaenavon in monmouthshire. Moto peter lorre is in port said investigating a plot involving the french and british governments.
With peter lorre, joseph schildkraut, lionel atwill, virginia field. Fox s wonderful growing line of boxed sets of bmovie mystery series continues with the mr. The complete collection 8 movies on 4 dvds when mr. Motos last warning is a 1939 film about a detective that thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the entrance to the suez canal and blaming the british. Ive owned a vhs copy for years, and have hoped someone would wake up, smell the coffee, and put out the mr.
The first film came out in 1937 and there wouldnt be another until 1965. Moto, the nononsense martial artssavvy japanese detective inspired by j. Touring the provinces for a decade, clive became an expert at virtually every sort of regional dialect in the british isles. Moto in danger island 1939, based on the novel murder in trinidad by john w. Lorres last film, completed just a few months before his fatal heart attack in 1964, was jerry lewis the patsy, in which, ironically, the dourly demonic lorre played a director of comedy films. Touring the provinces for a decade, clive became an expert at virtually every sort of regional dialect in the. A hr production chart adds virginia bruce to the cast, but she was not in the released film.
Motos last warning is a 1939 film about a detective that thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the entrance to the suez canal and blaming the british directed by norman foster. Marquands bestselling book series hit the big screen, he infused the genre with an exotic flare it hadnt previously known. While the film was made in 1938 and carries a 1938. Crime mystery movie charlie chan in the scarlet clue 1945 duration. Moto films, and this is the only one i have seen in any format. There was enough mystery to keep us interested, and peter lorre plays mr. Moto films have been released in two four movie box sets, though one film, mr.
Marquand, from an original screenplay by philip macdonald and norman foster. Rentals include 7 days to start watching this video and 7 days to finish once started. As this film was among a number released the same year in the rapid film factory pace of the studio, several title cards were prepared early, assuming they would be released the same year as the on the cards. One thing though, if the mpeg2 really is mpeg2, i am a banana. Motos last warning, finding himself in egypt trying to determine who is attempting to destroy the french fleet. Moto collection, volume two which includes the third, sixth, seventh and eighth films in that series mr. Moto can upset a plot designed to start a war between france and britain. Moto takes a vacation, was released on dvd in 2007 by 20th century fox as part of the mr. These unique new type of films are all called michaelangelos and more can be found at. The next film shot in the series would be mysterious mr. Norman foster is the director and he cowrote the script with philip macdonald.
Huntley, as archie featherstone, in supporting roles. Moto thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the entrance to the suez canal and blaming the british. Moto collection, volume two, albeit as a dvd extra. Creation chips restored version in beautiful color. Moto s last warning delocalising the japanese sleuth to the exotic locale of port said and pitting him against a ring of spies for a foreign country intent on sabotaging relation of france and great britain by planting bombs into the suez canal to damage their fleets. Motoslastwarning1939 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Moto takes a vacation all 1939 as well as the abortive effort to revive. Peter lorre returns as the clever and cunning international police detective mr. Moto s last warning 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mr moto in mr moto takes a chance 1938 peter lorre youtube. Watch a movie in which a significant role was whitewashed. Moto takes a vacation and as a dvd extra the return of mr.
Huntley, as archie featherstone, in supporting roles this was the last mr. Moto film is set in port said at the entrance of the suez canal. Mr moto takes a vacation 1939 is a norman fosterdirected entry in the mr. Moto novels and can also be found in the omnibus mr. Moto film series, with lionel atwill and joseph schildkraut and g.
Moto takes a vacation all 1939 as well as the abortive effort to revive the series, the return of mr. Jun 05, 2014 moto thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the entrance to the suez canal and blaming the british. See more ideas about charlie chan, movies and old movies. Motos last warning 1939 in port said, egypt, moto tries to stop the french naval fleet from being destroyed by secret agents bent on starting a war between the british and the french. Motos last warning 1939 approved 1h 11min crime, drama, mystery 20 january 1939 usa moto thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the entrance to the suez canal and blaming the british. Japanese sleuth peter lorre foils spys ricardo cortez suez canal plot. Motos last warning is an excellent thriller containing a great script and superb acting. It is the second in a series of eight films starring peter lorre as mr. Moto is now famous enough as a detective to be giving a class in criminology in san francisco. It was based on the novel of the same name by the detectives creator, john p. Moto was created by james marquand in 1935 and came to film in 1937 with peter lorre playing the role for eight films. It is best remembered for originating as a movie in the charlie chan series and being changed to a mr moto entry at the last minute.
There is a conspiracy to against the british and french governments and the sinking of the fleet. The last of the peter lorre mr motos is mr moto takes a vacation and it came out july 7 1939. Motos three aces published in 1939 the moto novels are spy fiction and adventure novels set in the orient, which in the 1930s. Mr moto in mysterious mr moto 1938 peter lorre youtube. Twentieth centuryfox film corporation twentieth century fox home entertainment, inc the world teeters on the brink of war when a nefarious band of foreign saboteurs hatches a devastating plot to. While the film was made in 1938 and carries a 1938, it was not released until 1939. 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. Island of doomed men 1940 68 min peter lorre full movie version classic rare duration.
Motos last warning 1939 norman foster on allmovie japanese detective mr. Moto teru shimada, working for the real one, meets his demise before mr. Motos last warning 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Motos last warning is the only peter lorre moto film in the public domain. Moto, was originally published in serial form in the saturday evening post from february 8 to march 14, 1936, this novel was first published in book form in 15 may 1936 it is the second of six mr.
Clive studied for a medical career, and had completed four years of medical studies at st bartholomews hospital before switching his focus to acting at age 22. Mr moto in mr moto takes a chance 1938 peter lorre. Fans of film noir, mystery and crime thrillers ha a ne. Henry wilcoxon replaced michael whalen in the cast. Moto, a master of disguise and jujitsu, uncovers a murder plot of international importance. With peter lorre, ricardo cortez, virginia field, john carradine. I was sent a spanish language film instead which i held onto to send to spanishspeaking friends who might be interested. Filming took place in march and april 1938, shortly after completion of mr motos gamble during filming peter lorre, as moto, impersonated a seventyyearold german painter. Moto, was released on dvd in 2007 by 20th century fox as part of the mr. Foxs wonderful growing line of boxed sets of bmovie mystery series continues with the mr. Motos last warning jun 06, 2018 the sixth in a series of eight stars peter lorre as a japanese, george sanders as french, and john carradine as a brit.