It's a testament to the popularity of the Moto series that this dreadful botch was even released to theaters. It was, in fact, held back for several months, and it's easy to see why. While the other Moto films featured production and entertainment values considerably above that of the average "B" film, this silly and embarrassingly amateurish entry is barely recognizable as part of the same series, with its lame-brained phony Orientalia and sub-Republic serial story line. Worst of all, Peter Lorre--the only reason to watch a Moto film in the first place--spends an inordinate amount of time either offscreen or muffled in a disguise that's preposterous even for Moto.
Review of Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
