Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
Género : Acción, Suspense, Misterio, Crimen
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 11M
Director : Norman Foster
Escritor : Norman Foster, Philip MacDonald
Sinopsis
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.
Basado en un cómic de los años 30. "La Sombra" es un misterioso personaje que posee la facultad de hacerse invisible. Cuando no se encuentra combatiendo el mal, "La Sombra" toma la personalidad de Lamont Cranston, un playboy millonario. En esta aventura, "La Sombra" va a enfrentarse al despiadado Shiwan Khan, descendiente del terrible Genghis Khan. Khan y a su secuaz Claymore, que planean hacerse con el control de una poderosa y mortífera arma, creada por el profesor Reinhardt Lane.
Chen, un joven experto en artes marciales, regresa a su escuela en Shanghai al enterarse de que su amado maestro ha sido asesinado. Mientras investiga la muerte de su instructor, Chen descubre que ésta está relacionada con una organización dedicada al tráfico de drogas, con una escuela rival y con las tensiones raciales existentes entre los habitantes chinos y japoneses de la ciudad.
Un grupo de terroristas árabes toma el control de un avión de pasajeros en pleno vuelo. Todo induce a pensar que a cambio exigirán la liberación de uno de sus líderes encarcelados. David Grant, un experto del servicio de inteligencia norteamericano, deberá reducir a los terroristas con el apoyo de un comando integrado por diversos especialistas. Grant contará también con la inestimable ayuda de Jean una de las azafatas del vuelo. Un thriller de tensa espera con buenas escenas de acción.
Irán, año 1979. Cuando la embajada de los Estados Unidos en Teherán es ocupada por seguidores del Ayatolá Jomeini para pedir la extradición del Sha de Persia, la CIA y el gobierno canadiense organizaron una operación para rescatar a seis diplomáticos estadounidenses que se habían refugiado en la casa del embajador de Canadá. Con este fin se recurrió a un experto en rescatar rehenes y se preparó el escenario para el rodaje de una película de ciencia-ficción, de título "Argo", en la que participaba un equipo de cazatalentos de Hollywood. La misión: ir a Teherán y hacer pasar a los diplomáticos por un equipo de filmación canadiense para traerlos de vuelta a casa.
Corea está dividida en dos naciones. Lee es una agente secreto del norte enviada al sur dejando atrás su pasado. Tras cambiar de identidad, entra en Seúl formando parte de una operación que recibe el nombre en clave de Shiri. Un grupo contrario a la unificación del país se apodera de un potente explosivo y planea hacerlo estallar durante un partido de fútbol. En el encuentro, cuyo eslogan es "reunificación de las dos Coreas", asisten los presidentes de ambos bandos. Yoo es un agente secreto del sur encargado de seguir a Lee. Entre ambos surgirá una trágica historia de amor incapaz de superar las diferencias políticas.
Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele, aware of his conniving wife's infidelity, believes he may have been the killer and enlists the aid of his pretty nurse Stella to hypnotize him into recovering his lost memories.
Mr. Moto Heads to China on a quest for seven ancient scrolls that reveal the location of Genghis Khan's tomb—a crypt filled with fabulous treasure! But Moto isn't the only one stalking the scrolls—so is a shadowy band of thieves. But when his ruthless rivals go too far, the mild-mannered detective's quest for antiquities becomes a passion for vengeance—because if he can't bring these villains to justice... he'll bring them to their knees.
A dying millionaire marries his nurse for companionship, only to experience a miracle cure.
The Japanese detective rounds up a league of assassins for Scotland Yard.
Mr. Moto is in Egypt to thwart a criminal mastermind determined to steal the priceless crown of the Queen of Sheba. When the precious treasure is transported to America, Mr. Moto must race against time to unmask the cunning thief who will stop at nothing—not even murder—to get what he wants.
A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on items in his pockets.
In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel market, Mr. Moto and his sidekick, a wrestler, find themselves involved in murders by thrown daggers, the frame-up of an overstressed Army colonel, and a pirate gang led by an unknown boss who has inside knowledge of the ensuing investigation.
A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder.
A drifter claims the money in an old bank account. Soon he finds himself the target of two men who turn out to be the sons of the man's old partner, who is now in prison because of a conflict with him over the money in that account.
When a man dies of a heart attack, a stage and radio mentalist believes he has willed him to die because he was angry with the man. Riddled with guilt, the mentalist cancels further shows, breaks off his engagement to his female partner, who can read minds while in a hypnotic trance, and takes refuge in the eerie wax-museum-cum-home of another woman friend.
Attorney Wayne Fletcher and his secretary have an affair. When Wayne's wife is found smothered to death, he becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigate the murder, a psychic with questionable motives tries to contact the deceased woman. Soon, Wayne begins seeing visions of his dead wife, and other people involved with the case begin to be killed, one by one.
Artist David Stuart is blinded by a jealous assistant / model. His fiance's father generously offers his eyes for a sight restoring operation. There's only one hitch: Stuart has to wait until after the man dies. Not surprisingly, when the benefactor dies a very premature death, suspicion falls on the artist.
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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.