Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
ONLY MOTO WOULD CALL IT A VACATION! In an ancient, foreboding tomb alive with death he embarks on his strangest crime adventure!
Mr. Moto is in Egypt to thwart a criminal mastermind determined to steal the priceless crown of the Queen of Sheba. When the precious treasure is transported to America, Mr. Moto must race against time to unmask the cunning thief who will stop at nothing—not even murder—to get what he wants.
- Date of release
- 1939-07-07
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (20)
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Director
- Norman Foster
- Collection
- Mr. Moto Collection
Casting
- Peter Lorre — Mr. Moto
- Joseph Schildkraut — Hendrik Manderson
- Lionel Atwill — Prof. Roger Chauncey Hildebrand
- Virginia Field — Eleanor Kirke
- John 'Dusty' King — Howard Stevens
- Iva Stewart — Susan French
- G.P. Huntley — Archie Featherstone
- Victor Varconi — Paul Borodoff
- John Bleifer — Wendling
- Honorable Wu — Wong
- Morgan Wallace — David Perez
- Anthony Warde — Joe Rubla
Interesting facts
Mr Moto Takes A Vacation (1939) is a Norman Foster-directed entry in the Mr. Moto film series, with Lionel Atwill and Joseph Schildkraut and George P. Huntley, Jr, as Archie Featherstone, in supporting roles.
Production
Iva Stewart, a member of Fox's stock company, was given her first dramatic lead in the film. Lionel Atwill made the movie as the first in a four-picture deal with Fox.
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