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Think Fast, Mr. Moto

USA 1937 Spielfilm

Credits

Director

  • Norman Foster

Screenplay

  • Howard Ellis Smith
  • Norman Foster

Director of photography

  • Harry Jackson

Editing

  • Alex Troffey

Music

  • Gene Rose (Composer, sdditional music)
  • Samuel Kaylin
  • R.H. Bassett

Cast

  • Peter Lorre
    Mr. Kentaro Moto
  • Virginia Field
    Gloria Danton / Tanya Barov
  • Thomas Beck
    Robert "Bob" Hitchings Jr.
  • Sig Rumann
    Nicolas Marloff
  • Murray Kinnell
    Joseph B. Wilkie
  • John Rogers
    Steward Carson
  • Lotus Long
    Lela Liu
  • George Cooper
    Muggs Blake
  • J. Carrol Naish
    Adram
  • Frederick Vogeding
    Curio Dealer in Chinatown

Production company

  • Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (Los Angeles)

Alle Credits

Director

  • Norman Foster

Assistant director

  • Saul Wurtzel
  • Sol Michaels
  • Tom Dudley

Dialogue editor

  • George Wright

Screenplay

  • Howard Ellis Smith
  • Norman Foster

Co-author

  • Charles Kenyon

Dialogue

  • Willis Cooper (Revisions and additional original dialogues)

based on

  • John P. Marquand (nach der Short Story "That Girl and Mr. Moto" von)

Director of photography

  • Harry Jackson

Camera operator

  • Johnny Schmitz

Assistant camera

  • Edwards Collins (Eddie Collins)
  • Tom Dowling

Still photography

  • Ray Nolan

Gaffer

  • Lou Johnson (Oberbeleuchter)
  • Ferdinand Meine (Best Boy)

Key grip

  • Hal Lombard (Cableman)

Camera (other)

  • Sol Halperin (Rückprojektion)
  • Joe Farley (Rückprojektion)

Production design

  • Lewis H. Creber

Set design

  • Walter M. Scott

Prop master

  • Duke Abrahams
  • Aaron Wolf (Assistenz)

Construction manager

  • Al Thayer (Grip)
  • J. Van Antwerp (Assistant Grip)

Make-up artist

  • Ray Romero

Costume design

  • Herschel McCoy

Costumes

  • Sam Benson (Herren)
  • Adele Farnum (Damen)

Hairdresser

  • Babe Carey

Editing

  • Alex Troffey

Sound

  • George Leverett
  • Harry M. Leonard
  • Jim Burnette (Tonangel)

Stunts

  • John Kascier (Double für Peter Lorre)
  • Charlie Carroll
  • Harvey G. Parry (Double für Peter Lorre)
  • Beulah Hutton

Music

  • Gene Rose (Composer, sdditional music)
  • Samuel Kaylin
  • R.H. Bassett

Lyrics

  • Harry Akst ("The Shy Violet")
  • Sidney Clare ("The Shy Violet")

Cast

  • Peter Lorre
    Mr. Kentaro Moto
  • Virginia Field
    Gloria Danton / Tanya Barov
  • Thomas Beck
    Robert "Bob" Hitchings Jr.
  • Sig Rumann
    Nicolas Marloff
  • Murray Kinnell
    Joseph B. Wilkie
  • John Rogers
    Steward Carson
  • Lotus Long
    Lela Liu
  • George Cooper
    Muggs Blake
  • J. Carrol Naish
    Adram
  • Frederick Vogeding
    Curio Dealer in Chinatown
  • George Hassell
    Mr. Hitchings
  • Sam Tong
    Chee
  • Tom Ung
    Scar-faced man
  • Ray Hendricks
    Soloist
  • Howard Wilson
    Jack, Second Boy
  • Charles Irwin
    Steward
  • Virginia Sale
    Ship Stewardess
  • Toni Herbert
    Seasick Male Passenger
  • Isabel La Mal
    Seasick Female Passenger
  • Frank Mayo
    Ship Officer
  • Lee Phelps
    Chinatown Detective
  • Bert Roach
    Ship's bartener
  • Richard Alexander
    Ivan, Doorman
  • Sam Labrador
    Menial
  • Paul Fung
    Chauffeur
  • Soo Yong
    Telephone Operator
  • William Law
    Shanghai Police Chief
  • Charles Tannen
    Friend of Bob
  • Jack Chefe
    Nightclub Extra
  • Beal Wong
    Chinese Nightclub Waiter
  • Louis Mercier
    French Sailor on Teleophone
  • Harry Tenbrook
    Henchman

Production company

  • Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (Los Angeles)

Executive producer

  • Sol M. Wurtzel

Unit production manager

  • Ed Ebele

Location manager

  • Sam Wurtzel

Original distributor

  • Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (Los Angeles)

Shoot

    • Februar 1937 - März 1937
Duration:
1817 m, 66 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,37
Video/Audio:
s/w, Western Electric Microphonic Recording
Screening:

Uraufführung (US): 27.07.1937

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (US) Think Fast, Mr. Moto
  • Reihentitel (US) Mr. Moto
  • TV-Titel (DE) Mr. Moto und der Schmugglerring
  • Weiterer Titel (DE) Mr. Moto und die Schmugglerbande

Versions

Original

Duration:
1817 m, 66 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,37
Video/Audio:
s/w, Western Electric Microphonic Recording
Screening:

Uraufführung (US): 27.07.1937

TV-Fassung

Weiterer Titel (DE)
  • TV-Titel (DE)
  • Mr. Moto und der Schmugglerring
Screening:

TV-Erstsendung (DE): 04.07.1988, ZDF

Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/think-fast-mr-moto_8c79a63ceb4f3d23e040007f0100213a