Mr. Moto's Gamble

Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-blooded murder! Assisted by detective-in-training Lee Chan, Moto sets out to track down the killer based on a single ominous clue: a poisoned boxing glove! But when Moto's hunch points to a corrupt gambling syndicate, he's forced to wager his very life to unmask the culprit—or go down for the count...permanently!

Cast

Peter Lorre

as Kentaro Moto

Keye Luke

as Lee Chan

Dick Baldwin

as Bill Steele

Lynn Bari

as Penny Kendall

Douglas Fowley

as Nick Crowder

Jayne Regan

as Linda Benton

Harold Huber

as Lieutenant Riggs

Maxie Rosenbloom

as Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington

John Hamilton

as Philip Benton

George E. Stone

as Jerry Connors

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