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Auction History Result 5j1296 MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE TC 1938 Asian detective Peter Lorre sees boxing ring murder & solves it! Date Sold 11/21/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Mr. Moto's Gamble, the 1938 James Tinling Asian detective boxing sports crime mystery thriller ("Thousands saw it happen... but - Only One knew it was Murder!"; "Based on the character created by J.P. Marquand"; the third entry in this series of popular movies) starring Peter Lorre (in the title role as Mr. Moto), Keye Luke (as Lee Chan), Dick Baldwin, Lynn Bari, Douglas Fowley, Jayne Regan, Harold Huber, and Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom. Note that Fox had had great success with its Chinese detective, Charlie Chan, so it seemed natural for them to start this 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. Interestingly, this movie started as a Charlie Chan film with Warner Oland, but Oland abandoned the movie after filming had begun and Fox changed it into a Mr. Moto vehicle, which explains why Keye Luke is playing his Number-One Son role and why Mr. Moto mimics some of Charlie Chan's mannerisms NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned three examples of this title card! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good to very good. There are creases, stains, smudges, and a few areas of surface paper loss around the edges, with tiny paper loss in the top left blank corner. There are a few small faint stains and smudges in the image area. Note that this card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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