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7.1/10   190 votes
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Director:
Herbert I. Leeds
Writers:
John W. Vandercook (novel) and
John P. Marquand (character) ...
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Release Date:
7 April 1939 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
HUNTED BY THE POLICE!...STALKED BY A KILLER! (original ad - all caps) more
Plot:
the U.S. government asks Mr. Moto to go to Puerto Rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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User Comments:
Bewilderin'! more (9 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Peter Lorre ... Kentaro Moto
Jean Hersholt ... Mr. Sutter
Amanda Duff ... Joan Castle
Warren Hymer ... Twister McGurk
Richard Lane ... Commissioner Gordon
Leon Ames ... Commissioner Madero
Douglass Dumbrille ... Commander La Costa (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Charles D. Brown ... Major Thomas 'Tom' Castle
Paul Harvey ... Governor John Bentley
Robert Lowery ... Lt. George Bentley
Eddie Marr ... Captain Dahlen
Harry Woods ... Grant - Pirate Henchman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Willie Best ... Launch Pilot (uncredited)
Ward Bond ... Sailor Sam - Wrestler (uncredited)
Walter Deming ... Drunk (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Real Ambulance Intern (uncredited)
Donald Douglas ... Ship's Officer - Fight Referee (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee ... Driver (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn ... Cop with McGurk (uncredited)
Juan Duval ... Carlos - Butler (uncredited)
Neely Edwards ... Moore - Governor's Aide (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin ... Ship Dispatch Officer (uncredited)
Grace Hayle ... Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ... Sailor at Wrestling Match (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson ... Doctor (uncredited)
Edward Keane ... Washington Official (uncredited)

Al Kikume ... Sergeant holding McGurk at the Garage (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Officer (uncredited)
Tony Martelli ... Hotel Valet (uncredited)
Louis Mercier ... Hotel Valet (uncredited)
Lucille Miller ... Flirt at Dance (uncredited)
Renie Riano ... Librarian (uncredited)
Gloria Roy ... Nurse (uncredited)
Lee Shumway ... Guard (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley ... Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Stoney ... Henchman disguised as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Henchman disguised as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Max Wagner ... Sailor at Wrestling Match (uncredited)
Ray Walker ... Real Ambulance Intern (uncredited)
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Directed by
Herbert I. Leeds 
 
Writing credits
John W. Vandercook  novel "Murder in Trinidad" and
John P. Marquand  character (as J.P. Marquand) and
George Bricker  story and
John Reinhardt  story and
Peter Milne  screenplay

Produced by
John Stone .... producer
 
Original Music by
Harry Akst (uncredited)
Samuel Kaylin (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Lucien N. Andriot  (as Lucien Androit)
 
Film Editing by
Harry Reynolds 
 
Casting by
Phillip Moore (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Richard Day 
Chester Gore 
 
Set Decoration by
Thomas Little 
 
Costume Design by
Herschel McCoy  (as Herschel)
 
Makeup Department
Newt Jones .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Hazel Rogers .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
William Koenig .... production manager (uncredited)
Ben Wurtzel .... unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Forsyth .... assistant director (uncredited)
Charles Hall .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Don B. Greenwood .... props (uncredited)
Al Orenbach .... set dresser (uncredited)
Walter M. Scott .... set dresser (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
William H. Anderson .... sound
Bernard Freericks .... sound
Jim Burnett .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Eddie Fitzgerald .... camera operator (uncredited)
Hank Gerson .... grip (uncredited)
Roger Sherman .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Anthony Ugrin .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson .... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Harry Reynolds .... cutter (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Samuel Kaylin .... musical director
Charles Maxwell .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Gene Rose .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Helen Parker .... script clerk (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Charlie Chan in Trinidad (USA) (original script title)
Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Puerto Rico (USA) (working title)
Mr. Moto in Trinidad (USA) (original script title)
Mr. Moto on Danger Island (UK)
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Runtime:
64 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #4939) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:K-16
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The original script was a Charlie Chan murder mystery titled 'Charlie Chan at Trinidad' to star Warner Oland. But due to Oland's untimely death, the entire script was re-written in only a few weeks to star Peter Lorre as a Mr. Moto series movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Keep 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. more
Quotes:
Twister McGurk: It's not the heat, it's the humility. more
Movie Connections:
Follows Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) more

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User Comments

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Bewilderin'!, 10 May 2007
7/10
Author: Gary170459 from Derby, UK

Moto #7/8 finds us in "Porto Rico" with a great print, some nice sets and atmospheric photography and a sterling cast giving the flimsy plot all they had.

Moto played as ever by Peter Lorre is called in by the Government in cahoots with the Governor to root out an international gang of diamond smugglers, discovers straight away that one the Governor's confidantes must be one of the baddies, if not the top dirty dog. Just picture the high profile suspects: Leon Ames, Douglas Dumbrille, Richard Lane, Jean Hersholt, Charles Brown or even Robert Lowery, all shifty and at each others throats from the word go but which one is guilty? At least Moto's sidekick wrestler Warren Hymer has no doubts, even if he is paradoxically also continually bewildered. Mention ghosts and Willie Best makes an appearance! The dialogue was surprisingly witty, the production values high - from the delightful evening party to the beads of sweat on various foreheads. The running gag was supplied by McGurk's unstinting admiration for Moto always besting him at judo - he sure took some beating and shooting at in here!

Great non-heavy entertainment as usual, an excellent entry in the series.

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