Mr. Moto's Last Warning

Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)

A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in Egypt. The real Mr. Moto is already in Port Said, investigating a conspiracy against the British and French governments.

Date of release
1939-01-20
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (29)
Runtime
1h 11m
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Director
Norman Foster
Collection
Mr. Moto Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Mr. Moto's Last Warning is the sixth in a series of eight films starring Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto. A contemporary review said, "The improbable story is made faintly plausible, and definitely thrilling as a result of Peter Lorre's acting in the main part." It is an original story featuring the character created by John P. Marquand.

Production notes

The film was announced in April 1938. The title was then changed to Mr. Moto in Egypt before it eventually became Mr Moto's Last Warning.

In April, the studio announced they were considering giving a lead role to Al Jolson, who was making Rose of Washington Square for the studio. This role eventually went to Ricardo Cortez.

The previous Moto film, Mysterious Mr. Moto, had finished shooting in April 1938. Filming on this one started in June 1938.

Virginia Field also appeared in the first film of the series, Think Fast, Mr. Moto. John Carradine had previously appeared in Thank You, Mr. Moto. Carradine's part was to have been played by Miles Mander but he was delayed by retakes on Suez and had to be replaced.

While filming a fight scene on the film, stunt man Harvey Perry was knocked out for five minutes.

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