The setting for this Moto adventure is Port Said, where a gang of criminals, headed by Fabian (Cortez) and Norvel (Sanders) and sponsored by an unnamed country, is attempting to instigate a war between England and France. Their plan of attack is to sink the French fleet as it enters the
Suez canal and blame the British. Danforth (Carradine), a British agent, infiltrates the gang, only to be discovered and killed. Enter mysterious Japanese sleuth Mr. Moto (Lorre), who poses as the Japanese shopkeeper of a store located across from the villains' hangout. He manages to thwart the
gang's efforts just in the nick of time. This late entry in the Moto series (the sixth of...
Released:
1939
Rated:
NR
Length:
71 mins