Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
★ 5.8 · 1938 · 63m · Thriller · Crime · Mystery
In the jungle near Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Mr. Moto poses as an ineffectual archaeologist and a venerable holy man with mystical powers to help foil two insurgencies against the government.
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