MR MOTO IN DANGER ISLAND-1939-While
recovering in Puerto Rico from an appendectomy, Mr. Moto (Peter
Lorre) investigates the smuggling of stolen diamonds. He gets help
from pro wrestler Twister McGirk (Warren Hymer) who talks like Slip
Mahoney. Suspects include a diamond merchant Sutter (Jean Hersholt),
Col. Castle (Charles D. Brown), Commissioner Gordon (Richard Lane),
Lt. Bentley (Robert Lowery), Commissioner Madera (Leon Ames) and La
Costa (Douglas Dumbrille). Castle's daughter Joan (Amanda Duff) tries
to help after her father is accused of murder. When Moto is accused
of being an infamous Japanese criminal, he and Twister lam it. Later
they are taken into the confidence of the crime gang. Renie Riano is
a blond haired librarian and Willie Best is a frightened boat driver.]
This was the last of the 8 Mr. Moto movies made by 20th
Century Fox between 1937 & 1939. It is also the second Moto
script to be rewritten from an unmade Charlie Chan script (because of
Warner Oland's death). Herbert I. Leeds also directed the Charlie
Chan mystery CITY IN DARKNESS (with Sidney Toler) the same year.
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