Mr. Moto's Last Warning

The scene of the action is Egypt and when a ship docks at Port Said, Mr. Moto has an eye on several passengers among whom are guys trying to strain relations between the friendly countries England and France, as the world heads towards World War II. He enlists the help of a Japanese agent who poses as Mr. Moto himself but the agent is unfortunately bumped off and the movie is off to a rollicking start.They don't make them like that anymore! Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, etc - the great character actors. Peter Lorre as International Police investigator Mr. Moto doesn't look the slightest bit Japanese with his goggle- eyed glasses and somewhat sinister teeth. Actually it doesn't matter. You can't keep your eyes off him when he's on stage in the movie. However, the funniest character in the film is Robert Coote as the mystery writer who manages to get himself enmeshed in highly dangerous situations. He is a loveable jerk. A handsome George Sanders, monocle and mustache, no less, is a suave villain, among a mixed bag of bad guys in the complicated, fast-moving plot. John Carradine plays a British agent entrenched with the evil cabal that is trying to cause mayhem among the Allies. One of the villains is Ricardo Cortez as the Great Fabian and of course, he is up to no good. Predictably, there's a beautiful girl, too, Fabian's girlfriend.Peter Lorre in his investigations has a blast pretending to be a dealer in antiques as well as showing off his judo skills and some good old fashioned punches. He is even obliged to swim under water having been sent to the bottom of the sea in a sack from which he luckily escapes. “Mr. Moto's last warning” is a lot of fun, you can almost say the movie is lighthearted in tone.

PLOT: Spies want to blow up the FRENCH fleet and make the English take the blame.WELL Done ....a Moto 'double' is bumped off on the steam ship arriving...and we see THE REAL Moto is under cover running a little Curio/Antique shop so he can "watch" Connie's Place.The DIVE BAR which is the hangout for the spies. Ricardo Cortez is the handsome head spy who has a nutty little DUMMY he uses for his ACT ....John Carradine is a British spy who is discovered and then bumped off. Moto is wonderful here and hides right under the noses of the spies. When the spies plant some explosive's in the harbor Moto has to stop them or the FRENCH fleet will be blown up steaming into the Mediterranean....and the Brits will be the fall guys. the BADDIES are supposed to be GERMANS apparently. ADDED fun is the ROUGH GANG OF CUT THROATS and spies at Connie's Place and Moto wonders in and orders his "glass of milk" ...one of the BEST of the Moto series....5 STARS all the way.

It was fun looking at the very young Peter Lorre and comparing him to how he acted as he grew older and more experienced. It was also interesting to view the setting and the old cars, the manner of dress, the docks, the shops. Even if they were just sets, it gave you a feeling for what they must as been like in old times.

I watched this with my prime membership. It was a wonderful classic film from the 1930s. I have always been fond of Peter Lorre. This Mr. Moto film is a 1930s spy thriller. There are a cohort of spies working to blow up the French fleet in Port Said to cause a rift between England and France. Mr. Moto works for the international police. As always, his cover is as an Asian antique dealer. The leader of the spies and person planning the whole plot is in Cairo posing as an entertainer. Lots of action, both with and without Mr. Moto.The Mr. Moto films are all based on the series of books written by John Marquand.I liked this film so much, I wish I could buy it!

It is sad this movie is not available. Peter Lorre made a series of Mr. Moto films, and this is the only one I have seen in any format. I've owned a VHS copy for years, and have hoped someone would wake up, smell the coffee, and put out the Mr. Moto collection. I mean, Peter Lorre is the star.Mr. Moto's Last Warning is an excellent thriller containing a great script and superb acting. Doesn't anyone in the industry think that his films should be saved? Well, I hope someday, someone, will put them out. Im sure they will sell. If you get a copy of this one, it is a great film, but you shouldnt be suprised by that. Im amazed no one else seems to care. Well, here is hoping.P.S. Jan. 2009 - I was glad to see the Mr. Moto collection was put out in DVD format a couple of years ago. I bought both sets and have greatly enjoyed them. Thanks to whoever went to the trouble to save these films.

This is a good entry in the Mr. Moto canon, which comprises 8 films made between 1937-39. It is not my favorite, however--Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation, with excellent performances by Lionel Atwill and Joseph Schildkraut, is the best of those I've seen. However, they have been very hard to find, and I've only seen about half of them. Lorre is wonderful as the mysterious Mr. Moto, and the films are great fun and skilfully made, with a host of terrific character actors--in addition to Atwill and Schildkraut, Leon Ames, Jean Hersholt, Keye Luke, John Carradine, George Sanders, Virginia Field, Ricardo Cortez, Maxie Rosenbloom, and many others all turn in outstanding period performances. It is a real shame that more are not being made available--I know that art houses sometimes stage special showings, and I keep hoping that someone will release all eight on DVD. PLEASE!

I'm not a huge old movie fan, so I just watched this film out of curiosity while testing out my new Kindle Fire 7 tablet. The tablet worked well, but the movie didn't really grab me. I'm sure that, if I were an old movie fan, I might have enjoyed it more. Black and white! Tinny sound. What do you expect from a movie that old?

What an amazing cast Peter Lorre, John Caradine and George Sanders!! They are completely wasted in this silly hour and ten minute very packaged "mystery" But these and Boris Karloff's Mr. Wong movies are fun. I will always choose to watch one when I can.

Just love these Mr Moto films as I keep playing them as they are all remastered , plus there are some classic Moto laughs and puns you will love . Go get the Mr Moto films today .

Fast service but the print is a little worn and fuzzy - lots of George Sanders with moustache.

One of the best Moto's!

Excellent

this is very good