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Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)

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User Rating: 8.4/10 (89 votes)

Overview

Writers:
Sax Rohmer (book)
Franklin Adreon (original screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
15 March 1940 (USA) more
Plot:
The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a... more | add synopsis
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Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Henry Brandon ... Dr. Fu Manchu
William Royle ... Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
Robert Kellard ... Allan Parker
Gloria Franklin ... Fah-Lo-Suee
Olaf Hytten ... Dr. Flinders Petrie
Tom Chatterton ... Prof. Edward Randolph
Luana Walters ... Mary Randolph
Lal Chand Mehra ... Sirdar Prahni, high priest [Chs.9-10]
George Cleveland ... Dr. James Parker [Ch.1]
John Dilson ... Prof. Ezra Howard [Chs.5-6]
John Merton ... Loki
Dwight Frye ... Prof. Anderson [Ch.5]
Wheaton Chambers ... Dr. Humphrey [Chs.2-3]
George Pembroke ... Crawford, Si Fan member [Chs.1,4,7-8]
Guy D'Ennery ... Ranah Sang, Si Fan member [Chs.1,7; b.g.4]
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Drums of Fu Manchu: The Serial (USA) (informal alternative title)
Fu Manchu (USA) (working title)
Fu Manchu Strikes (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
269 min (15 chapters)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | UK:U
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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
REVIEW, 18 February 2002
10/10
Author: ken walker (tomwal@bellsouth.net) from louisville,kentucky

Without a doubt,this is one of the top three serials from Republic.Along with "Adventures of Captain Marvel" and "Adventures of Red Ryder"[my top three],this is one of the few serials where the villian is more dynamic than the hero.Henry Brandon IS FU Manchu.William Royle and Bob Kellard are adequate as the heroes,but Brandon draws the most attention.Chapter endings are believable,same for the resolutions.Photography by William Nobles,Music by Cy Feuer,and direction by Whitney and English,all add up to 15 chapters of great serial action.

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