Peter Lorre's Mr Moto meet Lee Chan in a mystery that has to do with the death of a prizefighter in the ring.
As everyone knows this was intended to be a Charlie Chan film but was retooled as a Moto film when Warner Oland died and the studio wasn't sure where to go with the series. The film as it stands is much lighter than either of the rest of the Chan and Moto series. To me the Moto's were never as heavy as the some of the Chan mysteries. Perhaps its because the Moto series was a different sort of series, more an adventure story with a mystery Grafted on to it. Here the inclusion of Lee Chan and Maxie Rosenbloom make the film, for all it action and danger, almost a send up. Its not a bad thing, its just something different. And if the sense that there is any real danger is removed, its replaced by enough good hearted humor that the trade off is worth it.
Is this the best of the Moto's probably not. While extremely enjoyable its not what I would call a great film. Still its worth a look for anyone who is a fan of either series.
As everyone knows this was intended to be a Charlie Chan film but was retooled as a Moto film when Warner Oland died and the studio wasn't sure where to go with the series. The film as it stands is much lighter than either of the rest of the Chan and Moto series. To me the Moto's were never as heavy as the some of the Chan mysteries. Perhaps its because the Moto series was a different sort of series, more an adventure story with a mystery Grafted on to it. Here the inclusion of Lee Chan and Maxie Rosenbloom make the film, for all it action and danger, almost a send up. Its not a bad thing, its just something different. And if the sense that there is any real danger is removed, its replaced by enough good hearted humor that the trade off is worth it.
Is this the best of the Moto's probably not. While extremely enjoyable its not what I would call a great film. Still its worth a look for anyone who is a fan of either series.