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Auction History Result 9a254 THINK FAST MR. MOTO first Pocket Books edition paperback book '40 complete & unabridged! Date Sold 3/18/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Paperback Book (measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" [11 x 17 cm]; 285 pages) (Learn More) Think Fast, Mr. Moto, the 1937 Norman Foster Asian detective crime mystery thriller ("Meet Mr. Moto the foxiest detective of them all!"; "Based on a story by J.P. Marquand") starring Peter Lorre (in "yellowface" makeup in the title role as Mr. Moto), Virginia Field, Thomas Beck, Sig Ruman (billed as "Sig Rumann"), Lotus Long, and J. Carrol Naish. Note that this was the very first of this popular series. Fox had had great success with its Chinese detective, Charlie Chan, so it seemed natural for them to start a second series featuring a Japanese detective. It did not start until 1937, perhaps because they did not have an actor suitable for the lead role, but Peter Lorre had substance abuse issues, and he was probably happy to get the work. Fox made seven movies in just three years, but then they stopped the series, likely because of the rise of anti-Japanese sentiment in the U.S., as World War II neared. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: A. Pope Important Added Info: Note that this is the first Pocket Books edition from 1940 (the book was originally published in 1937, prior to the movie adaptation, and because this book is a recreation of the original edition, it does not have any reference to that 1937 movie). We have pictured the front cover, the title page, and the interior page that shows the publishing information, and one or more interior 2-page spreads. Condition: good to very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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