GamerTab That was an excellent one.

VividSimon Simply Perfect

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

michaeljhuman I really enjoyed this one. I wish an actual Japanese person had been used as an actor, but you know how it was back then.The plot was interesting enough. The scenes were all pretty good. I was mostly engaged with the movie and did not get bored.I like this kind of lighter detective/spy movie, not too serious but reasonably believable ( in the Hollywood sends of believable which means, I can suspend my disbelief without much effort.)Dialog was average, acting was average but somehow the whole thing worked as entertainment. This was in my box set of 50 mysteries, all apparently in the public domain, and a cheap set but audio/video was sufficient to watch it without getting annoyed.I would have maybe liked to see more of the Mr Moto character - disguise master, judo master, and overall very resourceful and clever. I love characters like that

lemon_magic I really didn't want to watch this "Mr. Moto" film (based on my impressions of the character and films of that type and from that era), but I was outvoted, and I'm not the sort to go sulk if he doesn't get to watch what he wants. Fortunately, in spite of the dated story and fantasy elements (this was obviously an expression of some people's hope that the coming conflicts could be diverted by brave and righteous men) I ended up appreciating the craftsmanship of everyone involved and the impressive screen presence of a young, "hot" Peter Lorre.Especially enjoyable was the way the character (and the actor) played with and against the "bug-eyed, buck-toothed Nip" stereotype to fool his enemies.Strong supporting cast here - Sanders, Carradine, and Robert Cortez all do creditable yeoman work and there is hardly a misstep in the screenplay in the service of the plot.In spite of the good work done here,I can't imagine anyone seeking out a "Mr. Moto" movie at this late date, but I can honestly say that this one surprised me.

bkoganbing With a little bit of a bow to Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, Mr. Moto's Last Warning has Peter Lorre going undercover at Port Said to help prevent disaster at the Suez Canal. As a member of the International Police (Interpol) Lorre goes in disguise as a harmless Japanese antique dealer to prevent skulduggery by Ricardo Cortez, George Sanders and assorted henchmen.Cortez plays a music hall entertainer, a ventriloquist to be precise in the pay of a mysterious foreign power. The idea is to set off some undersea mines they've planted just as the French Fleet is going through the canal and get a nice incident going between Great Britain and France. After all as we learn in the film as long as the British and French stay friendly there can be no war. It's good to remember that the Japanese while at war in China had not yet made an alliance with Germany and Italy. So in 1939 a film could still be made about a Japanese operative saving the British and French alliance.Cortez is a very clever villain and Lorre gives himself away when he goes to the aid of Robert Coote playing a silly English agent who gets mugged. No mild little antique dealer could know judo like that as Cortez correctly surmises.Of course Lorre saves the day, but it's a close run thing. Mr. Moto's Last Warning is a nicely paced, action packed film and actually correct for its time.

gftbiloxi As originally created by author John P. Marquand, Moto was an icy and distinctly lethal Japanese agent; 20th Century Fox, which had earlier created the extremely popular Charlie Chan series, toned down his more deadly qualities, cast German actor Peter Lorre in the role, and between 1937 and 1939 made eight films featuring the character. Although they did not really challenge the Chan films, they were popular in their own right, and it was not until American sentiment began to turn against the Japanese that 20th Century Fox dropped the character.Made in 1939, MR. MOTO'S LAST WARNING is the sixth film in the series, and it finds Moto (Lorre) working to foil an attempt to set the English and French against each other by blowing up the French fleet as it enters an English-controlled canal in the middle east. Although the film has a slow start, it is graced with a gifted cast that includes George Sanders, John Carradine, and Ricardo Cortez, and it soon comes up a snappy pace and proves unexpectedly watchable.Over the years the Chan films have drawn considerable condemnation from Chinese Americans due to the fact that Chan was never played by an Asian actor; somewhat curiously, the Moto films have escaped the same degree of politically-correct derision. This is all the more odd because Lorre is even less of Japanse than Oland and Toler were Chinese. Even so, Lorre is always interesting to watch, and his unexpected physicality (Moto is a master of judo) drives the film remarkably well.MR. MOTO'S LAST WARNING is the only film in the series presently in public domain, a circumstance that seems more accidental than intentional. The Alpha release is very much in line with that: the picture is shaky, particularly in the opening segments, and the sound is quite weak. Fans of the series would do better to go with the series editions now in release through 20th Century Fox--but no matter which copy you lay hands on, you'll find the film an enjoyable bit of flyweight fun. Recommended to fans of 1930s mysteries, thrillers, and espionage movies.GFT, Amazon Reviewer