Moto pits the japanese sleuth against international diamond smugglers. Moto seems to be a criminal this time around, involved with a. Moto peter lorre finds himself on a ship for shanghai where he meets a young man thomas beck whose father owns the ship. Moto was the first of 20th centuryfoxs movie series based on the wily japanese sleuth created by j. Mr moto in mr motos last warning 1939 peter lorre youtube. Moto movies complete collection mark farmer the mystery of mr. Moto je americki kriminalisticki film snimljen 1937. With peter lorre, virginia field, thomas beck, sig ruman. Lorre began his stage career in vienna before moving to germany where he worked first on the stage, then in film in berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Lorre caused an international sensation in the german film m 1931, directed by fritz. Moto looks like the famous european actor playing the role. The new york times praised the books vitality and vividness.
This article was most recently revised and updated by kathleen kuiper, senior editor. Moto peter lorre seems to be a criminal this time around, involved with a gang of international smugglers. Making his way from the mysterious streets of san franciscos chinatown to the dark and dangerous alleys of shanghai, mr. When his importexport business infiltrated by international diamond smugglers, mr. Moto 1937 murder, intrigue and seduction characterize this spellbinding first installment of the mr. Seven maps, when found and put together, reveal the location of the treasures of genghis khan. When japanese mr moto is given directions to the curio shop in shanghai he is directed to nanking rd. 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.
Moto is the 3rd book in the series and was originally published in 1937. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the mr. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Naslovni protagonist, koga tumaci peter lorre, tokom putovanja brodom od san francisca u sangaj nastoji razotkriti bandu krijumcara. Mr moto in mysterious mr moto 1938 peter lorre youtube. Moto 1937 20th century fox for sale 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. Moto 1937 starring peter lorre and lee phelps on dvd and bluray. Moto 1937 originalno u saturday evening post godine 1936. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Marquand, from an original screenplay by philip macdonald and norman foster. This film was the first of 20th century foxs movie series based on the wily japanese sleuth created by j. Moto takes a chance is the fourth in a series of eight films starring peter lorre as mr. Included in the box, due out august 1, are four of the first five moto actionmysteries. 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. He appeared in six novels by marquand published between 1935 and 1957. Its release was delayed until after production of thank you, mr. 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 1937 starring peter lorre, virginia field, thomas beck, and sig ruman. Moto, produced in 1938 by twentieth century fox, is the fifth in a series of eight films starring peter lorre as mr. Wilson hitchings, who works at his uncles shanghaibased trading company and bank, is sent to hawaii to investigate a problem with the companys branch there.
There are 6 books in the series, although some have been published under more than one title. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. He boards the marco polo on a course for the far east and comes to know beck, the son of the ship. Moto 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He recognises his steward as the murderer of a man in san francisco, and catches him trying to steal an important letter from the stateroom of. Moto pictured on the cover of the old little, brown paperback of think fast, mr. Moto, although it was the second one actually filmed, following think fast, mr. Mr moto encounters mysterious goingson on a ship bound for shanghai.
Written by philip macdonald and norman foster, based on the 1925 novel your turn, mr. Moto, 1937, directed by norman foster, with peter lorre, thomas beck, pauline frederick, at turner classic movies. Moto 1942 originalno u colliers weekly godine 1941 pod naslovom mercator island. Moto seems to be a criminal this time around, involved with a gang of. Marquand and not much like the fictional chinese detective charlie chan a much more benevolent and likable character. Moto is a spellbinding thriller that infused the genre with exotic flare and gave the world a new type of detective. Jun 12, 2012 20th century fox present think fast, mr. Kentaro moto is a fictional japanese secret agent created by the american. Moto solves mysteries caused by a gang of smugglers.
Kentaro moto is a fictional japanese secret agent created by the american author john p. He recognises his steward as the murderer of a man in san francisco, and catches him trying to steal an important letter from the stateroom of another. Made into a film of the same name the following year 1937 and starred peter lorre as mr. Streaming di film e serie complete con sottotitoli in italiano. Think fast mr moto 1937 peter lorre internet archive. Park plaza 605 1953 hero of this british mystery film is named norman conquest. Gloria danton played by virginia fielding and her boyfriend are bound and gagged by the villains because theyve heard too much and are about to be disposed of later. Young wilson hitchings has recently moved to shanghai to learn the running and management of hitchings bank, from his uncle. Moto, using his mastery of disguise and martial arts expertise, breaks up a gang of international smugglers operating out of shanghai. Moto is a 1937 film directed by norman foster and featuring a mysterious japanese detective named mr. Moto is a fictional japanese secret agent created by the american author john p. John phillips marquand november 10, 1893 july 16, 1960 was an american writer. Con peter lorre, virginia field titolo originale think fast, mr.
In a curious irony, in 1937 the japanese besieged nanking in what became known as the siege and subsequently, the rape of nanking. Moto will stop at nothing to bring the culprits to justice. In june 1937 fox said the first three movies in the series would be think fast, mr moto, thank you mr moto and mr motos gamble. Moto the foxiest detective of them all when his importexport business infiltrated by international diamond smugglers, mr. Moto 1937 norman foster, peter lorre, virginia field. Moto, which starred peter lorre as the famous japanese detective. With peter lorre, thomas beck, pauline frederick, jayne regan. Moto 1936, originalno u nastavcima u casopisu saturday evening post goidine 1936. Moto is so sorry 1938 originalno u saturday evening post 1938. Little, brown, may 1937 first edition date first posted.
Thank you, mr moto was the second mr moto novel following no exit and was published in 1936 after having been serialised first. On a freighter going from san francisco to shanghai mr. Beck and field are appealing romantic leads, sig rumann takes a break from hassling the brothers marx to play our. He recognises his steward as the murderer of a man in san francisco, and catches him trying to steal an important letter from the stateroom of another passenger, robert hitchings. Japanese detective lorre is trailing some smugglers. Marquand was fascinated by asia, particularly china, and used that part of the world as the backdrop for all but two of the moto books think fast, mr. Moto shows a couple giving a coin to a chinese street circus. Film daily starring the legendary peter lorre casablanca. When his importexport business is infiltrated by international diamond smugglers. 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.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This page was last edited on 17 august 2019, at 23. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The film stars peter lorre as the title character, virginia field, thomas beck and sig ruman. The films are free, the prizes are free, you just pay for your meal. Moto must follow a trail of clues littered with beautiful women, glittering gems and deadly assassins. This is an original 20th centuryfox one sheet poster 27x41 for the norman foster mystery thriller, think fast, mr. Moto 1937 norman foster, peter lorre, virginia field, thomas beck, adventure, crime, drama. Moto carries a business card which identifies him as. Virginia field is a white russian expatriate who likewise appears to be an agent of the criminals. He discovers a currency smuggling operation that mr. Mr moto in think fast mr moto 1937 peter lorre youtube. All have been digitally tweaked to remove wear marks and scratches, and they look fresh and clean. This was the first of eight films that lorre a jewish hungarian who had escaped the clutches of the nazis did for fox in which he portrayed the.
Moto in a series of eight films made for fox in the late 1930s and this was the first of them. Marquand and not much like the fictional chinese detective charlie chan a. Once in china we start to uncover a smuggling ring and a mysterious woman virginia field who has started a fling with the young man. Moto full movie in hd visit when his importexport business infiltrated by international diamon. His girlfriend pixie portrayed by joy shelton is kidnapped by the bad guys and when norman comes to rescue her, he beats up her.
805 898 674 519 1360 1316 293 644 975 623 1440 727 1213 1445 808 1451 1425 1223 1076 431 918 226 981 1410 671 1398 274 1202 1094 544 1047 831 377 1046 117 1175 1393 1401 383 800 460 779 766 75 412 339 1369 1485 761