This Mr. Moto story has Peter Lorre working for the French government in what was then
French Indochina doing a bit of espionage work. The French suspect some
revolutionary plotting in a corner of the place and Lorre is there disguised as an
archeologist and a Buddhist monk as it suits his purpose.
Into this scene come Amelia Earhart like aviatrix Rochelle Hudson and a pair of newsreel cameramen, Robert Kent and Chick Chandler. Also in the cast are George Regas as a scheming prime minister and the guy he works for rajah J. Edward Bromberg. Neither of those guys are what they seem.
Looking at Mr. Moto Takes A Chance now it all seems a bit silly with the Rover boy hijinks And the Mr. Moto films which were discontinued after things started getting unpleasant with America and Japan, there's lots of irony here. The Vichy French government surrendered Indo China to Japan without firing a shot.
Entertaining irony this film is.
Into this scene come Amelia Earhart like aviatrix Rochelle Hudson and a pair of newsreel cameramen, Robert Kent and Chick Chandler. Also in the cast are George Regas as a scheming prime minister and the guy he works for rajah J. Edward Bromberg. Neither of those guys are what they seem.
Looking at Mr. Moto Takes A Chance now it all seems a bit silly with the Rover boy hijinks And the Mr. Moto films which were discontinued after things started getting unpleasant with America and Japan, there's lots of irony here. The Vichy French government surrendered Indo China to Japan without firing a shot.
Entertaining irony this film is.