Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Ploydsge just watch it!

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

utgard14 Mr. Moto is undercover again. This time he helps Leon Ames escape from Devil's Island and then works for him as a servant so he can spy on the League of Assassins that Ames is part of. From what I've read here, this part of the movie has ruffled a few feathers as Lorre plays the Japanese servant in a very stereotypical manner. But it should be pointed out he's trying to appear slow-witted and harmless to throw off suspicion, so it's not like a Stepin Fetchit situation. There's actually a plot reasoning for it; he's not doing it to get racist laughs. Moto also puts on a disguise as a German artist at the art show late in the movie. This is amusing when you think about it: a German playing Japanese playing a German. Overall, it's not the best Moto picture. Lorre's performance helps things greatly but the story is pretty weak. Henry Wilcoxon plays an infuriating character who keeps refusing to believe there's any danger. There's a mystery about who is the leader of the League of Assassins that will come as no surprise to anyone. I'll give you a hint: it's an American actor using a dreadful British accent. It's a nice time-killer but nothing more.

zetes Of all the yellowface performances I've ever seen from classic Hollywood, Peter Lorre's Mr. Moto strikes me as the least offensive. The only times the character comes off as too stereotypical are when Mr. Moto is trying to trick dumb white people into thinking he's an ignorant heathen. Most of the time he's exceedingly intelligent, a Japanese Sherlock Holmes. He even has a couple of action sequences (apparently the audiences at the time ate up the Judo stuff). Lorre's just great in the role. The rest of the cast here is fine, too (the most recognizable actors are Henry Wilcoxon and Erik Rhodes). The Asian detective character was extremely popular at the time, the most famous of them being Charlie Chan (there's also Boris Karloff's Mr. Wong). I'm planning to take in a Charlie Chan and Mr. Wong film (n.b. I did end up watching Mr. Wong, Detective afterward, and it was pretty good, too) just for comparison. I also plan on watching all the other Mr. Moto films available to me. I love Lorre and very much enjoyed this film.

Michael O'Keefe This is the fifth installment of this mystery series created by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist J.P. Marquard. Considered by some as the poor man's Charlie Chan, but still interesting and enjoyable. The mild mannered Mr. Moto(Peter Lorre)agrees to help Scotland Yard by using a Devil's Island inmate's disguise to track down a gang of ruthless assassins. Moto must help his cell mate(Leon Ames)escape in order to get the low down on his unlawful friends. The Japanese sleuth always seems to complete his assignments relying on his wits and martial arts skills. Players include: Mary Maguire, Harold Huber, John Roberts and Henry Wilcoxon.

JohnHowardReid This entry would more aptly be titled Mr Moto of London's Limehouse. Aside from the opening escape and the thrilling climax, most of the movie is set in an exuberantly realized Limehouse, peopled with a truly multitudinous collection of colorful Dickensian characters, who swiftly break into one of the most extraordinary mêlées ever captured in any movie, "A" or "B". The credit for the jaw-dropping handling of these vigorous action sequences belongs squarely to director Norman Foster, who has made the most of a somewhat faulty plot by moving it along with such action-full abandon, there is little time to reflect on the holes.Given half a chance, we might also notice that five of the twelve principal characters are both rather weakly written and portrayed: Mary Maguire, Henry Wilcoxon, Erik Rhodes, Leon Ames and Fred Vogeding do little to inspire audience applause. It's Peter Lorre, the ever-reliable John Rogers, the lovely Karen Sorrell, delightfully sinister Cecil Weston, enthusiastic Forrester Harvey, old-school-tie Lester Matthews, and would you believe a remarkably subdued Harold Huber, who do all the running.All Lorre's Moto excursions are well worth viewing. This one rates high on my list, though my personal favorite is Mr Moto's Last Warning.