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Mr. I personally. O. Moto occurs as fictional Japanese secret agent created per Western author John P. Marquand and much like the fictional Chinese detective Charlie Chan. Moto is little inside stature however hard & renowned inside judo. He was the hero of a series of books, beginning using There is no Hero (1935; British title: Mr. Moto Will require the Hand, reprint title: Your systems Turn, Mr. Moto), & of eight films between 1937 & 1939, where he was portrayed by Peter Lorre. By owning a beginning of World War II, Mr. Moto fell away from favor even by having Americans, & there is no newly books or motion picture all about him appeared between 1942 & 1957.

Mr. Moto novels
No Hero (aka Mr. Moto Takes a Hand and Your Turn, Mr. Moto) (1935) Thank You, Mr. Moto (1936) Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) Mr. Moto Is So Sorry (1938) Last Laugh, Mr. Moto (aka Mercator Island) (1942) Right You Are, Mr. Moto (aka The Last of Mr. Moto, Stopover: Tokyo & Rendezvous around Tokyo) (1957)

''Mr. Moto's 3 Aces reprints a 1st 3 books; Mr. Moto: 4 Complete Novels reprints a foremost 3 & a final book.

The comic book miniseries "Welcome Back, Mr. Moto" was published by Moonstone Books in 2003.

Mr. Moto films
Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937) Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938) Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938) Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (1939) Danger Island (1939) Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939) The Return of Mr. Moto'' (1965)

Guide to the Mr. Moto Films
Charles P. Mitchell looks at 1930's Peter Lorre film series featuring the James Bond meets Charlie Chan detective.

Mr. Moto and Miss Liu
Mr. Moto's love life.

Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Links to synopses of the films in the series.

Mr. Moto
Cast and synopses for the Peter Lorre series.

Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Cast, crew and review of the first film in the series.

The Peter Lorre Films of Mr. Moto
Listing of the Moto films, plus an abridged preface to a book on the series by Howard Berlin.


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