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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance(1938)
Status: Released
Date: 1938-06-11
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19 Votes
Time: 1h 3m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
Top 10 Billed Cast
Peter Lorre
Mr. Moto
Rochelle Hudson
Victoria 'Vicki' Mason
Robert Kent
Marty Weston
J. Edward Bromberg
Raja Ali
Chick Chandler
Chick Davis
George Regas
Bokor
Frederick Vogeding
Zimmerman
H.W. Gim
Al Kikume
James B. Leong
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