Think Fast, Mr. Moto

Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Directed byNorman Foster
Screenplay byNorman Foster
Philip MacDonald
Based onbased on novel Think Fast, Mr Moto by John P. Marquand
Produced bySol M. Wurtzel
StarringPeter Lorre
Thomas Beck
Virginia Field
Sig Ruman
CinematographyHarry Jackson
Edited byAlex Troffey
Music byR. H. Bassett
Samuel Kaylin
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • August 1937 (1937-08)[1]
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Think Fast, Mr. Moto is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Norman Foster and featuring a mysterious Japanese detective named Mr. Moto. It is the first of eight films in the Mr. Moto series, all based on the character Mr. Moto created by John P. Marquand. The film stars Peter Lorre as the title character (at the time, it was customary for Westerners to portray Asians on the screen), Virginia Field, Thomas Beck and Sig Ruman. Mr. Moto works to stop a secret smuggling operation.[2]

  1. ^ "THE SCREEN CALENDAR". New York Times. August 15, 1937. p. 141.
  2. ^ "Think Fast, Mr. Moto". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 4, no. 37. London. January 1, 1937. p. 149.