Mysterious Mr. Moto / Twentieth Century-Fox presents ; directed by Norman Foster ; original screen play by Philip MacDonald and Norman Foster.

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"After orchestrating a daring escape from the infamous Devil's Island prison, an undercover Mr. Moto flees with his cellmate--a ruthless murderer--to London. Determined to infiltrate the killer's gang of assassins and discover the identity of its leader. Mr. Moto must use all of hs wits--and disguis...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Foster, Norman, 1903-1976
Wurtzel, Sol M., 1890-1958
MacDonald, Philip
Lorre, Peter
Maguire, Mary
Wilcoxon, Henry, 1905-1984
Rhodes, Erik, 1906-1990
Huber, Harold, 1910-1959
Marquand, John P. (John Phillips), 1893-1960
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English (stereo or mono) language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Published: [Beverly Hills, Calif.] : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.
Series:Cinema classics collection.
Subjects:
Moto, Mr. (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Devil's Island (French Guiana) > Drama.
Criminals > England > London > Drama.
Escapes > Drama.
Feature films.
Detective and mystery films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 63 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Mysterious Mister Moto.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"After orchestrating a daring escape from the infamous Devil's Island prison, an undercover Mr. Moto flees with his cellmate--a ruthless murderer--to London. Determined to infiltrate the killer's gang of assassins and discover the identity of its leader. Mr. Moto must use all of hs wits--and disguises--to trap a criminal mastermind and destroy his evil organization--before he strikes again!"
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1938.
"Based on the character 'Mr. Moto' created by John P. Marquand."
Full-frame format (aspect ratio 1.33:1).
Special features include: Featurette, Directed by Norman Foster ; Restoration comparison.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.D4 M76 M97 2006 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated by MPAA.
Credits:Cinematography, Virgil Miller ; editing, Norman Colbert ; music, Samuel Kaylin ; executive producer, Sol M. Wurtzel.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Peter Lorre, Mary Maguire, Henry Wilcoxon, Erik Rhodes, Harold Huber, Leon Ames.