The Mr. Moto film series

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film series

The Mr. Moto film series is a collection of 1930s–1940s mystery films centered on a clever Japanese detective and secret agent, adapted from John P. Marquand’s novels.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Mr. Moto 3
Charlie Chan film series 1
Fu Manchu film series 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film series ⓘ
adaptationType literary adaptation ⓘ
associatedFranchise The Mr. Moto film series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mr. Moto
basedOn Mr. Moto novels by John P. Marquand ⓘ
basedOnCharacter The Mr. Moto film series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mr. Moto
characterNationality Japanese ⓘ
characterOccupation detective ⓘ
secret agent ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creatorOfCharacter John P. Marquand ⓘ
distributor 20th Century Fox ⓘ
era Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
featuresProtagonistTrait cleverness ⓘ
resourcefulness ⓘ
undercover work ⓘ
filmInSeries Mr. Moto Takes a Chance ⓘ
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation ⓘ
Mr. Moto in Danger Island ⓘ
Mr. Moto in Danger Island ⓘ
surface form: Mr. Moto on Danger Island

Mr. Moto’s Gamble ⓘ
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance ⓘ
surface form: Mysterious Mr. Moto

Thank You, Mr. Moto ⓘ
The Mr. Moto film series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Think Fast, Mr. Moto
genre crime film ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ
spy film ⓘ
hasProtagonistEthnicityDepiction Asian detective ⓘ
includesTheme crime solving ⓘ
international intrigue ⓘ
undercover operations ⓘ
mainCharacter The Mr. Moto film series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mr. Moto
medium cinema ⓘ
narrativeFocus crime investigation ⓘ
espionage ⓘ
notableCastMember Peter Lorre ⓘ
notableFor portrayal of a Japanese detective by a European actor ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portraysCharacter Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto ⓘ
primarySettingType international locations ⓘ
productionCompany 20th Century Fox ⓘ
releaseDecade 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
setInPeriod 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
sourceMaterialAuthor John P. Marquand ⓘ
targetAudience general audience ⓘ
typicalRuntime feature-length ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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László Löwenstein → notableWork → The Mr. Moto film series ⓘ
Daughter of the Dragon → partOf → The Mr. Moto film series ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fu Manchu film series
Victor Sen Yung → notableWork → The Mr. Moto film series ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlie Chan film series
The Mr. Moto film series → mainCharacter → The Mr. Moto film series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Mr. Moto film series
this entity surface form: Mr. Moto
The Mr. Moto film series → filmInSeries → The Mr. Moto film series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Mr. Moto film series
this entity surface form: Think Fast, Mr. Moto
The Mr. Moto film series → basedOnCharacter → The Mr. Moto film series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Mr. Moto film series
this entity surface form: Mr. Moto
The Mr. Moto film series → associatedFranchise → The Mr. Moto film series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Mr. Moto film series
this entity surface form: Mr. Moto