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Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)

Mr. Moto's Last Warning poster
Directed by
Norman Foster
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese detective investigates a mystery involving foreign agents threatening to start a war. He uses clever tricks and disguises to stop their plot.

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What happens

Mr. Moto's Last Warning is the sixth in a series of eight films starring Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto. A contemporary review said, "The improbable story is made faintly plausible, and definitely thrilling as a result of Peter Lorre's acting in the main part." It is an original story featuring the character created by John P. Marquand. Mr. Moto's Last Warning is the only Mr. Moto film in the public domain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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