Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Mr. Moto in Danger Island is a 1939 film about the U.S. government that asks Mr. Moto to go to Puerto Rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds. Written by Peter Milne, John Reinhardt, George Bricker, Jack Jungmeyer, and Edith Skouras, based on the 1933 novel Murder in Trinidad by John W. Vandercook. HUNTED BY THE POLICE!...STALKED BY A KILLER!  (taglines) Dialogue Kentaro Moto: You've been a great help, and I want to thank you. Twister McGurk: I wanna thank you too, pal. That hold yuh showed me I'm gonna keep in my wretlin' "prepatory." Joan Castle: Shimura. You murdered the Governor. It was you, you framed my father. Now we can go back to San Juan. This proves dad innocent. Grant: Sure, sure. Now you go back to your cabin and looked after that fever. I'll take care of this. Joan Castle: But we can't waste anytime. Grant: Bill, take her back to her cabin. Taglines In a far corner of the earth...where life is cheap...Moto meets his strangest crime adventure! HUNTED BY THE POLICE!...STALKED BY A KILLER! With both law and lawlessness against him Moto pits his oriental cunning against a fiendish killer...in his strangest crime adventure! PETER LORRE as the famous "Saturday Evening Post" detective, who almost meets his doom! Cast Peter Lorre — Mr. Moto Jean Hersholt — Sutter Amanda Duff — Joan Castle Warren Hymer — Twister McGurk Richard Lane — Commissioner Gordon Leon Ames — Commissioner Madero Douglass Dumbrille — La Costa Charles D. Brown — Col. Thomas Castle Paul Harvey — Gov. John Bentley Robert Lowery — Lt. George Bentley Eddie Marr — Capt. Dahlen Harry Woods — Grant External links 0031677 Mr. Moto in Danger Island Category:1939 American films Category:Films based on American novels Category:Mr. Moto films Category:Films set on islands Category:American mystery films