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Of Fox's 8 MOTO features starring Peter Lorre, this was the seventh to be produced, but the last to be released. Copyright 1939, completed September 1938.
Previewed in Hollywood on 10 November 1938, to negative reviews, and not released until July 1939.
It would be a little over a quarter-century before Twentieth Century Fox would release the next Mr. Moto film, the one-shot independent British production "The Return of Mr. Moto" (1965) starring Henry Silva in the title role.
In this seventh entry (the eighth to be released) in the Mr. Moto series, a black character was added for comic relief. In this film. Willie Best played a comic driver. In the next entry, "Mr. Moto in Danger Island" (1939), Willie Best was used again as a comic launch pilot.
Iris Wong who plays a waitress in this film plays a maid in 'Charlie Chan in Rio' .
"Mr. Moto: [lifting up the cut telephone cord] Someone deprived this instrument of all utility."
"Archibald Featherstone: [after blowing Moto's cover] I'm frightfully sorry. Say, I did let the cat out of the bag, didn't I? Mr. Moto: Yes, even the poor animal's tail."
