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Plot

Japanese detective Mr. Moto finds himself hip-deep in international espionage in this adventure tale. In Port Said, a pair of rogues -- French-born Fabian (Ricardo Cortez) and Englishman Norvel (George Sanders) -- are working for a nameless foreign government and devise a scheme to sabotage French ships passing through the Suez Canal. The criminals plan to leave false clues implicating British agents in hopes of sparking a war between the two nations. Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre), posing as a local shopkeeper after faking his own death to avoid suspicion, is assigned to stop them before any lives (or vessels) can be lost. John Carradine and Virginia Field also appear in this, the sixth of eight films that would feature Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto.
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
71min.
Theatrical Release Date:
06/24/2001
DVD Release Date:
10/22/2002
Distributor(s):
20th Century Fox
Director(s):
Norman Foster
Starring:
Peter Lorre , Ricardo Cortez , Virginia Field , John Carradine , George Sanders
Themes:
Going Undercover,Star Detectives
Tone:
Tense
Keywords:
canal,detective,frame-up,sabotage,undercover,war
Language:
English