Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble is a 1938 film about a heavyweight contender who is mysteriously poisoned during a bout. Directed by James Tinling. Written by Charles S. Belden and Jerry Cady. Mr. Moto There is no situation that science and skill cannot master. To recognize one's faults requires intelligence; to admit them requires courage. Much information can be obtained from tongues loosened in anger. [examining the dead body] This is not suicide Mr. Riggs. It's most unusual to shoot oneself in the back and without a gun. Lieutenant Riggs [frustrated] Medium height, medium build, medium complexion - I'd have to be a medium to find Howard from the description like that Detroit tailor gives me! Penny Kendall Oh, Scotty, if you'll turn me loose on this, I'll have this town so deep in tears that they'll be using canoes for taxicabs. Dialogue Lee Chan: [arriving late and in a hurry] We want two good seats down front! Ticket Seller: Sorry, we're sold out. Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington: He's sold out? [to the ticket taker] Do you know who we are? Ticket Seller: [as he closes down the ticket window] Sure, a couple of guys that ain't gonna see the fight. Lee Chan: Gosh, that's a pretty girl sitting with your friend! Lieutenant Riggs: That's his daughter Linda. She's got her nose so high in the air, she'd drown in a rainstorm. Nick Crowder: Clipper, you'd suspect your own grandmother! Clipper McCoy: Yeah, but you're not my grandmother. Nick Crowder: Don't bet on it! Lee Chan: Oh, Mr. Moto? Mr. Moto: Yes, Lee? Lee Chan: I though you would like to know I got a letter from Pop yesterday. Mr. Moto: Oh, you did? Lee Chan: Mm-hmm. He sent his best to you. Mr. Moto: Thank you. And, uh, how is your honorable father enjoying his homelife in beautiful Honolulu? Lee Chan: He seems fine, but he kind of worries about me. Y'see, I'm really supposed to be studying art here at the university... but gosh, I want to be a detective! Mr. Moto: [chuckles] I understand. My parents wanted me to be an acrobat. Lieutenant Riggs: A sock in the eye ain't homicide. Maybe his ticker went bad on him. Who knows? Mr. Moto: No one... except the coroner. Cast Peter Lorre — Mr. Moto Keye Luke — Lee Chan Lynn Bari — Penny Kendall Douglas Fowley — Nick Crowder Jayne Regan — Linda Benton Harold Huber — Lieutenant Riggs George E. Stone — Jerry Connors Bernard Nedell — Clipper McCoy Ward Bond — Big Moran Edward Marr — Sammy Lon Chaney Jr. — Joey External links 0030470 Mr. Moto's Gamble Category:1938 American films Category:Boxing films Category:Mr. Moto films Category:American crime drama films