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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

1938 · 1h 3m · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · United States of America · Rated 12 (DE)

In the jungle near Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Mr. Moto poses as an ineffectual archaeologist and a venerable holy man with mystical powers to help foil two insurgencies against the government.

Directed by
Norman Foster
Written by
Lou Breslow, John Patrick
Starring
Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, J. Edward Bromberg
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