Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
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"Mr. Moto Takes a Chance" is a 1938 mystery-adventure film featuring Peter Lorre as the resourceful Japanese detective Mr. Moto on a perilous assignment in Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. Moto Takes a Chance canonical | 1 |
| Mysterious Mr. Moto | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9540035 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Moto Takes a Chance Context triple: [Mr. Moto film series, filmInSeries, Mr. Moto Takes a Chance]
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A.
Thank You, Mr. Moto
"Thank You, Mr. Moto" is a 1937 mystery film starring Peter Lorre as the resourceful Japanese detective Mr. Moto, involving international intrigue and stolen Chinese artifacts.
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B.
The Mr. Moto 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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C.
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu is a 1967 British–Hong Kong crime adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, starring Christopher Lee as the infamous criminal mastermind.
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D.
The Face of Fu Manchu
The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 British-German crime thriller film that launched a series of movies about the fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu, produced by Harry Alan Towers and starring Christopher Lee in the title role.
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E.
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1930 American crime thriller film featuring the infamous fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu in a tale of revenge and intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Moto Takes a Chance Target entity description: "Mr. Moto Takes a Chance" is a 1938 mystery-adventure film featuring Peter Lorre as the resourceful Japanese detective Mr. Moto on a perilous assignment in Southeast Asia.
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A.
Thank You, Mr. Moto
"Thank You, Mr. Moto" is a 1937 mystery film starring Peter Lorre as the resourceful Japanese detective Mr. Moto, involving international intrigue and stolen Chinese artifacts.
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B.
The Mr. Moto 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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C.
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu is a 1967 British–Hong Kong crime adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, starring Christopher Lee as the infamous criminal mastermind.
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D.
The Face of Fu Manchu
The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 British-German crime thriller film that launched a series of movies about the fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu, produced by Harry Alan Towers and starring Christopher Lee in the title role.
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E.
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1930 American crime thriller film featuring the infamous fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu in a tale of revenge and intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mr. Moto character by John P. Marquand ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character | Mr. Moto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Virgil Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director |
Lynn Shores
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Norman Colbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalDetective | Mr. Moto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| hasRunningTime | approximately 63 minutes ⓘ |
| leadActor | Peter Lorre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Samuel Kaylin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | perilous assignment in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Mr. Moto film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto ⓘ |
| producer | Sol M. Wurtzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1938-07-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Norman Foster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
J. Edward Bromberg
NERFINISHED
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Peter Lorre NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochelle Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr. Moto Takes a Chance Description of subject: "Mr. Moto Takes a Chance" is a 1938 mystery-adventure film featuring Peter Lorre as the resourceful Japanese detective Mr. Moto on a perilous assignment in Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mr. Moto film series
subject surface form:
Mr. Moto film series
this entity surface form:
Mysterious Mr. Moto