The U.S. government asks Mr. Moto to go to Puerto Rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered.The U.S. government asks Mr. Moto to go to Puerto Rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered.The U.S. government asks Mr. Moto to go to Puerto Rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered.
Douglass Dumbrille
- La Costa
- (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Willie Best
- Launch Pilot
- (uncredited)
Ward Bond
- Sailor Sam - Wrestler
- (uncredited)
Nick Borgani
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
- Crew Member
- (uncredited)
Walter Deming
- Drunk
- (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
- Real Ambulance Intern
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe original script was a Charlie Chan murder mystery titled "Charlie Chan at Trinidad" to star Warner Oland. However, due to Oland's untimely death, the entire script was re-written in only a few weeks to star Peter Lorre as his Mr. Moto character.
- GoofsKeep an eye on the scenes involving Moto's second trip into the swamp in the latter half of the film. The lower half of Mr. Moto's pants are alternately muddy and clean in scenes that take place at the villains' camp.
- Quotes
Kentaro Moto: The art of professional wrestling consists of two parts groan, two parts acting, and but one little part of skill.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
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Peter Lorre's Mr Moto tackles a gang of diamond smugglers.
In the long line of 'politically incorrect' Hollywood racial casting, Hungarian born Peter Lorre's Mr Moto is probably the least in need of historical/cultural apologies to facilitate our enjoyment of the eight dandy pics he made as the polite, but not quite knowable Japanese detective. Most were smartly directed by ex-actor Norman Foster, but this late entry was helmed by 'routinier' Herbert Leeds who brings a good deal less to the party. Still, even when playing more closely within the conventions of drawing room detective yarns (and with too much forced dimwit comic relief), Lorre manages to elevate the slim story about diamond smuggling in the tropics into something entertaining and a bit perverse, with nice support from Jean Hersholt, Leon Ames, Paul Harvey & Douglas Dumbrille all in spiffy white suits.
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- Nov 26, 2007
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- Also known as
- Charlie Chan in Trinidad
- Filming locations
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- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) officially released in India in English?
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