Mr. Moto yuav siv sij hawm so haujlwm ib (1939)
Nyob rau lub Xya hli ntuj 7, 1939, Xyoo pua hma liab twentieth Films txiav txim qhov kawg Mr. Moto “B” zaj duab xis starring Peter Lorre li cov kws soj ntsuam Kentaro Moto. Mr. Moto yuav siv sij hawm so haujlwm ib pom Mr. Cas tus poj huab tais ntawm Sheba lub yas los ntawm nws cov foundations nyob rau hauv ib qhov chaw archaeological Iyiv rau lub tsev khaws puav pheej hauv San Francisco Moto. Mr. Moto vim tus koov txhaum Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, intends to steal the artifact.
Mr. Moto knows a member of the museum staff is Metaxess or his confederate. Mr. Moto must discover Metaxess before the crown is stolen.
Peter Lorre ua Mr. Moto from Thank You, Mr. Moto
While this film is rather formulaic, Director Norman Foster did a good job of hiding Metaxess’ identity during the film. Foster is assisted in his task with a better than average cast of Joseph Schildkraut, Virginia Field and Lionel Atwill.
Mr. Moto yuav siv sij hawm so haujlwm ib has a little less Ju-Jitsu than previous films. Li qub, some of the racial stereotypes in these films are offensive.
Mr. Moto yuav siv sij hawm so haujlwm ib ended this entertaining series. Unlike several of the more cerebral Asian detectives of the 1930s, Mr. Moto performed many physical feats in his films. Mr. Moto actually killed several criminals during the film series.
Txawm li cas los, the series had probably run its course after 8 films. Film historians often cite World War II and the attack on Pearl Harbor as the reason the series ended. The critics surmised American audiences would not accept a Japan hero after the attack.
Timing throws doubt on this theory. All the movies were completed before 1939. Creativity and commercial success probably brought the series to an end.
Mr. Moto yuav siv sij hawm so haujlwm ib only runs 62 feeb. If you liked the other Mr. Moto films, I would recommend it.
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