Mr Moto's series are decently written escapism. These were written when you needed to get away from everyday issues and had to contend with radio serials. You had a mystery to solve, scenery that took you away from home-even if a set-and music. The detective is not as stiff as Holmes or Chan yet the villains and motives can be difficult to figure out. Michael Shayne series are similar. Dialogue and story lines - not language, nudity and violence. There is an episode of SG-1 (when the team goes back in time due to an old recording they found of themselves) which duplicated the cache of weapons as Mr Moto finds in this movie. Mr Lorre's character in this series allowed him to show his variety of skills - he was not limited in the roles he was given.
Review of Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
