A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in Egypt. The real Mr. Moto is already in Port Said, investigating a conspiracy against the British and French governments.
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The next instalment of Peter Lorre as Mr Moto sees him dealing with espionage in the lead up to WW2. Obviously as it was filmed in 1939, designed to help cement the idea of fifth columnists could be anywhere and even though the enemy country funding the plot isn’t announced, you can get the feeling that you should know who it is. Still a few colonial stereotypes at play including the bumbling still upper lip British general as Port-master. Still a fun escapade and George Sanders as one of the bad guys. A solid effort in the end.