Moto 1937 seven maps, when found and put together, reveal the location of the treasures of genghis khan. The search leads tom and eleanor joyce straight into the clutches of general wu lo feng, a notorious warlord from the. Nov, 2017 the interactive transcript could not be loaded. Moto, known as a mysterious adventurer, explorer and soldier of fortune. An expatriate american gets involved in intrigue in peking when he tries to save an american woman from unscrupulous art dealers. Moto is a 1937 film directed by norman foster and featuring a mysterious japanese detective named mr. John phillips marquand november 10, 1893 july 16, 1960 was an american writer. Moto series, begun shortly after marquand returned from his 1935 china trip.
Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. It is the second in a series of eight films starring peter lorre as mr. The plot is more interesting and the characterization of moto is better and peter lorre makes the most of it. Moto series is a cousin to the charlie chan films and live in the same universe in fact, the third film was originally supposed to be a chan film and it even includes one of charlie chans sons, the mr. Moto 1937 a thrilling tale of daring, deception and deadly greed. It was based on the novel of the same name by the detectives creator, john p. When tchernov attempts to shoot chung, moto kills him and sets the stage to look like suicide. The film is somewhat confusing in spots, but generally a rousing success of creating an endearing screen character that went on to make several more films. Moto is a 1937 film about a hunt for seven maps, that when found and put together, reveal the location of the treasures of genghis khan directed by norman foster. Motos black cat chunkina the subtitles spell it chunqina but all online sources spell it with a k travels along. This film was the first of 20th century foxs movie series based on the wily japanese sleuth created by j. Oh, doctor 1937 full movie download full hd youtube.
Moto, 1937, directed by norman foster, with peter lorre, thomas beck, pauline frederick, at turner classic movies. Moto series while traveling in japan, a journey partly sponsored by the post, who hoped to capitalize on the success of charlie chan with a series featuring. Moto shows a couple giving a coin to a chinese street circus. Moto heads to china on a quest for seven ancient scrolls that reveal the location of genghis.
Moto returns to peking from a mongolian expedition with an ancient scroll. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title thank you, mr. With peter lorre, thomas beck, pauline frederick, jayne regan. Marquand initially created the character for the saturday evening post, which was seeking stories with an asian hero after the death of charlie chans creator earl derr biggers. Written by wyllis cooper and norman foster, based on the. Mr moto in think fast mr moto 1937 peter lorre youtube. Moto spy stories, he achieved popular success and critical respect for his satirical novels, winning a pulitzer prize for the late george apley in 1938. For information about the series, please see the entry below for think fast, mr. Moto, follows tom nelson, a jaded american expatriate, as he tries to help a gorgeous art dealer clear her name and find the real killer of a british exarmy officer trafficking stolen goods.
Starring peter lorre, thomas beck, and pauline frederick. Mr moto, danger island, 1939, peter lorre, mystery, thriller, adventure, drama, classic, old movie, old film, full movie. Thank you, mr moto 1937 unfiltered cigarette sandman nonfilter 2. Chung shows moto the family scrolls which reveal the location of gengis khans tomb and treasure. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. On a freighter going from san francisco to shanghai mr.
This wss director norman fosters second film in the mr. Moto in the gobi desert traveling by caravan to peking beijing. Kentaro moto who is an interpole detective and also an adventurer. Moto peter lorre is after thieves who have stolen a set of rare scrolls, which together form a treasure map, leading to the tomb of. Mr moto in thank you mr moto 1937 peter lorre by mark farmer. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the. Moto 1937 starring peter lorre and sidney blackmer on dvd and bluray. The novel originally appeared as a serial in the saturday evening post 8 feb14 mar 1936. Moto is set in 1936, prewwii, china in the city of peking beijing. Moto, was originally published in serial form in the saturday evening post from february 8 to march 14, 1936, this novel was first published in book form in 15 may 1936. Marquand, john patrick, lou breslow, norman foster. Moto novels and can also be found in the omnibus mr.
Moto finds moto peter lorre coming to the aid of chinese royalty. Moto cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Peter lorre gives another suave, confident and utterly infallible variety. But in his search, he discovers hes not the only one stalking the scrolls. Moto is back in action in his second riproaring adventure. Moto is a 1937 film about a hunt for seven maps, that when found and put together, reveal the location of the treasures of genghis khan.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the mr. Moto movies include eight motion pictures starring peter lorre as moto between 1937 and 1939. Moto 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In the great gobi desert, a mongolian named ning attempts to murder a man in his sleep who recently joined his camel caravan, but the man instead kills ning. Moto is assigned to track down some very rare chinese scrolls or treasure maps which will lead to the secret treasure of genghis khan worth over 10 million dollars. Moto back in his apartment with his servant and cat.
It was originally known as winter garden, meant to be the first title in the series lacking motos name. Moto seems to be a criminal this time around, involved with a. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Motos three aces published in 1939 the moto novels are spy fiction and adventure novels set in the orient. Written by wyllis cooper and norman foster, based on the 1936 novel tank you, mr. Northern china has been overrun by the empire of japan. He appeared in six novels by marquand published between 1935 and 1957. In the books, moto is not known as a detective, but that is one of the personas he picks up in the films, along with that of importer and international. The film stars peter lorre as the title character, virginia field, thomas beck and sig ruman. Moto series, based on the works of john marquand, began with think fast, mr. Moto in a series of eight films made for fox in the late 1930s and this was the first of them.
Moto, was originally published in serial form in the saturday evening post from february 8 to march 14, 1936, this novel was first published in book form in 15 may 1936 it is the second of six mr. Moto films are comprised of 8 bmovies of an englishspeaker with a german accent pretending to be a japanese guy. Tom nelson, cynical american expatriate gone native in china, stumbles into the path of the expansionist japanese governments incursion into northern china and is catapulted out of his worldweary apathy. Moto seems to be a criminal this time around, involved with a gang of. Moto carries a business card which identifies him as. John carridine has a small role in the film as an antique dealer. Moto 1937 the second film in the series opens with mr. Moto solves mysteries caused by a gang of smugglers. Oh, doctor full film online watch oh, doctor full english film oh, doctor full movie stream free. Regardez think fast mr moto streaming complet vf en francais, regardez think fast mr moto regardez tout le film sans limitation, diffusez en streaming en qualite optimale regardez think fast mr moto, streaming films et series tv 1080p complet vostfr avec sous titre en francais.
Motos last warning is the only peter lorre moto film in the public domain. Dec 16, 2016 thank you, mr moto 1937 unfiltered cigarette sandman nonfilter 2. At peiping, when an ancient scroll is found by police hidden in the mans staff, he escapes to the grand hotel where he changes clothes and reveals himself to be mr. Moto unique and special to the series is his patriotism for japan, shown in a seemingly illogical decision in monetary terms at the film s conclusion, providing the character a bit more depth than weve seen thus far.
Moto, using his mastery of disguise and martial arts expertise, breaks up a gang of. Mr moto is as full of surprises and jolts as a first visit to chinatown new york daily news with action. Mr moto in thank you mr moto 1937 peter lorre youtube. Moto is on the trail of ancient scrolls that, once put together, lead one to the grave of genghis khan and millions of dollars. Moto 1937, the second film in the series, is considered one of the best. Thank you, mr moto 1937 unfiltered cigarette youtube. Moto 1936 originally serialized in the saturday evening post in 1936. Moto 1937 the japanese detective peter lorre keeps smugglers from getting the treasures of khan.
But moto isnt the only one stalking the scrollsso is a shadowy band of thieves. This is set entirely in china with moto trying to stop a group of unscrupulous characters from obtaining a. Moto heads to china on a quest for seven ancient scrolls that reveal the location of genghis khans tomba crypt filled with fabulous treasure. Moto is a fictional japanese secret agent created by the american author john p. Together they imbued moto with enough deadly agility to put a serious dent in international intrigue. Moto films the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Also, if not quite so innocently, caught in the gossamer but deadly web of japanese plans is eleanor joyce, a woman on a mission, full of secrets, pure, bright, and lovely. Marquand, columnist for the saturday evening post and pulitzer prizewinning author of the late george apley. Moto must track down a complete set of ancient chinese scrolls to solve multiple murders. Moto finds the intrepid sleuth on a quest for seven ancient scrolls that reveal the location of genghis khans tomb in china.
Moto 1937 the second film in the series and an example of the uncommon sequel that is better than the original. With peter lorre, virginia field, thomas beck, sig ruman. In the books, moto is not known as a detective, but that is one of the personas he picks up in the films, along with that of importer and international policeman. It was popular and was followed by thank you, mr moto in 1936 and then think fast, mr moto in 1937. Moto in egypt before it eventually became mr motos last. Moto, using his mastery of disguise and martial arts expertise, breaks up a gang of international smugglers operating out of shanghai. Moto battles murderous treasure hunters for priceless ancient scrolls which reveal the location of the longlost tomb of genghis khan.
Mr moto in mysterious mr moto 1938 peter lorre youtube. Fox home video has released a box set of the first four mr. International association of importers kentaro moto confidential investigator the 1937 film thank you mr. Moto tries to save them both from a military takeover of peking. Mr moto had been introduced to readers in the 1935 novel no hero. Moto, unlike chan or wong, is oriental yet very western in many ways. A lean 66 minutes, norman fosters film packs a significant plot line into essentially four.