Drums of Fu Manchu
1940
CRUEL, INSIDIOUS IN HIS MAD SCHEME TO CONQUER ASIA!
Directed by John English, William Witney
User Rating
Intensity
The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His nemesi, Dr. Nayland Smith and his associates fight to keep the evil doctor from getting his hands on the keys. In 1943 the serial was edited together into a feature movie also called Drums of Fu Manchu.
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- Directors
- John English, William Witney
- Written by
- Sax Rohmer, Barney A. Sarecky, Franklin Adreon, Morgan Cox
- Produced by
- Hiram S. Brown Jr.
- Composers
- Cy Feuer, Paul Sawtell
- Cinematographer
- William Nobles
- Editors
- Edward Todd, William P. Thompson
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 4h 29m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB
- 6.3/10 (6 votes)
- IMDb
- 6.9/10 (341 votes)
Cast
Henry Brandon
Dr. Fu Man Chu
William Royle
Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
Robert Kellard
Allan Parker
Luana Walters
Mary Randolph
Olaf Hytten
Dr. Petrie
Tom Chatterton
Prof. Randolph
Gloria Franklin
Fah-Lo-Suee
John Merton
Loki
George Cleveland
Dr. James Parker
John Dilson
Prof. Ezra Howard
Dwight Frye
Prof. Anderson
Wheaton Chambers
Dr. Humphrey
George Pembroke
C.W. Crawford
Lal Chand Mehra
Sirdar Prahni
Guy D'Ennery
Ranah Sang
Lowden Adams
Blake, Randolph's Assistant
Philip Ahn
Dr. Chang
John Bagni
Dangra - Spy at Fort
Crew
John English
Director
William Witney
Director
Barney A. Sarecky
Screenplay
Franklin Adreon
Screenplay
Morgan Cox
Screenplay
Norman S. Hall
Screenplay
Ronald Davidson
Screenplay
Sol Shor
Screenplay
Sax Rohmer
Novel
Hiram S. Brown Jr.
Producer
Cy Feuer
Original Music Composer
Paul Sawtell
Original Music Composer
