Mr. Moto on Danger Island

Original title: Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939
PG
1h 4m

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Peter Lorre, Leon Ames, Amanda Duff, Warren Hymer, and Robert Lowery in Mr. Moto on Danger Island (1939)

The U.S. government asks Mr. Moto to go to Puerto Rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered.The U.S. government asks Mr. Moto to go to Puerto Rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered.The U.S. government asks Mr. Moto to go to Puerto Rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered.

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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
(as Douglas Dumbrille)

Charles D. Brown

Col. Thomas Castle

Paul Harvey

Governor John Bentley

Robert Lowery

Lieut. George Bentley

Eddie Marr

Captain Dahlen

Harry Woods

Grant

Willie Best

Launch Pilot
(uncredited)

Ward Bond

Sailor Sam - Wrestler
(uncredited)

Nick Borgani

Police Officer
(uncredited)

Paul Cristo

Crew Member
(uncredited)

Walter Deming

Drunk
(uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Real Ambulance Intern
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The original script was a Charlie Chan murder mystery titled "Charlie Chan at Trinidad" to star Warner Oland. However, due to Oland's untimely death, the entire script was re-written in only a few weeks to star Peter Lorre as his Mr. Moto character.

Goofs
Keep an eye on the scenes involving Moto's second trip into the swamp in the latter half of the film. The lower half of Mr. Moto's pants are alternately muddy and clean in scenes that take place at the villains' camp.

Quotes
Kentaro Moto: The art of professional wrestling consists of two parts groan, two parts acting, and but one little part of skill.

Connections
Followed by Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)

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8/10

Moto in Puerto Rico.

This is one of the later Moto pictures and not as good as the earlier ones. Peter Lorre is his usual great self. And, there is a great nostalgic sense of the time and setting. But it doesn't have as much life as the previous entries in the series. It is still worth seeing. Just don't expect to see Moto at his best. It is better than "Mr. Moto's Gamble" and far better than the 60's attempt at reviving the character, "The Return of Mr. Moto". This was based on the novel, "Murder in Trinidad" which did not feature Moto and was filmed before and since. For this film the locale was changed to Puerto Rico. At one time this was slated to be filmed as a Charlie Chan film, "Charlie Chan in Trinidad".