Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Disguised as a German archaeologist, Moto helps unearth the priceless crown of the legendary Queen of Sheba and sans disguise defends it from a variety of thugs and criminals.

• Director: Norman Foster
• Genre:Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
• Runtime:63 minutes

Cast

Peter Lorre : Mr. Moto
Joseph Schildkraut: Hendrik Manderson
Lionel Atwill : Prof. Hildebrand
Virginia Field : Eleanore Kirke
John ‘Dusty’ King: Howard Stevens (as John King)

A young and handsome archaeologist discovers the crown of the Queen of Sheba, and returns with it to a San Francisco museum where it is put on display. Its safety is in doubt as many criminals want the crown — an international pair of criminals, a San Francisco gangster and his cohorts, and a super criminal known as Metaxa. Mr. Moto is forced to postpone his vacation while he deals with the threat.