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Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)

Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)

Action Crime Thriller Mystery

HUNTED BY THE POLICE!...STALKED BY A KILLER!

Release Date: 1939, April 7
Directors: Herbert I. Leeds
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Douglass Dumbrille, Peter Lorre, Ward Bond, Lester Dorr, Harry Strang, Ray Walker, Edward Keane, Max Wagner, Jack Stoney, Tony Martelli, Louis Mercier, Grace Hayle

Overview:

In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel market, Mr. Moto and his sidekick, a wrestler, find themselves involved in murders by thrown daggers, the frame-up of an overstressed Army colonel, and a pirate gang led by an unknown boss who has inside knowledge of the ensuing investigation.

Keywords:

murder whodunit rescue shootout framed for murder private detective abduction army colonel outlaw gang japanese man intelligence agent puerto rico dagger police department pro wrestlers red herring black stereotype asian man diamond smugglers swamp hideout feigned illness launch pursuit