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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

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1938 · 63 mins · English
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Directed by
Norman Foster
Starring
Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, J. Edward Bromberg, Victor Sen Yung, Frederick Vogeding, James B. Leong

In the jungle near Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Mr. Moto adopts the disguise of a bumbling archaeologist and also poses as a revered holy man said to possess mystical powers. Through these false identities he works covertly to undermine and ultimately defeat two insurgent movements threatening the government’s stability.

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