Drums of Fu Manchu
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| Directed by | William Witney John English |
| Produced by | Hiram S Brown Jr |
| Written by | Franklin Adreon Morgan B Cox Ronald Davidson Norman S Hall Barney A Sarecky Sol Shor Sax Rohmer (novels) |
| Starring | Henry Brandon Robert Kellard William Royle Gloria Franklin Olaf Hytten Tom Chatterton Luana Walters |
| Cinematography | William Nobles |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1940 |
| Running time | (15 episodes) / 269 min |
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Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) is a 15-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Henry Brandon and Robert Kellard. It was directed by William Witney and John English. It is often considered one of the best Movie Serials ever made.
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[edit] Plot
Fu Manchu attempts to find the tomb of Genghis Khan and the Khan's sceptre hidden within. With this he will be able to unite all of Asia behind him and conquer the world. Fu Manchu's old nemesis Sir Nayland Smith, along with Allan Parker and co, are set to prevent this.
[edit] Cast
Henry Brandon as Fu Manchu
Robert Kellard as Allan Parker
William Royle as Sir Nayland Smith
Gloria Franklin as Fah Lo Suee
Olaf Hytten as Dr. Flinders Petrie
Tom Chatterton as Prof Edward Randolph
Luana Walters as Mary Randolph
John Merton as Loki
Dwight Frye as Professor Anderson
Lal Chand Mehra as Sirdar Prahni
[edit] Chapter Titles
1. Fu Manchu Strikes
2. The Monster
3. Ransom in the Sky
4. The Pendulum of Doom
5. The House of Terror
6. Death Dials A Number
7. Vengeance of the Si Fan
8. Danger Trail
9. The Crystal of Death
10.Drums of Doom
11.The Tomb of Genghis Khan
12.Fire of Vengeance
13.The Devil's Tattoo
14.Satan's Surgeon
15.Revolt
[edit] Trivia
- An unfounded rumour suggests that there was going to be a sequel to Drums of Fu Manchu but the United States had become directly involved in The Second World War in which China was an ally. Various rumours imply either that the Chinese government objected to the serial, the State Department decided for themselves to suppress it or that Republic simply thought that the mood of the nation would not be in favour of a Chinese villain.
- Allan Parker, a young American character, is the proxy hero in this serial rather than the traditional, yet older and British, Fu Manchu hero Sir Nayland Smith.
[edit] See Also
[edit] External Links
Drums of Fu Manchu at the Internet Movie Database
Dr Hermes Review of Drums of Fu Manchu
The Serial Squadron
| Preceded by Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939) |
Republic Serial Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) |
Succeeded by Adventures of Red Ryder (1940) |
| Fu Manchu films |
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| Starring Warner Oland The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu | The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu | Daughter of the Dragon |
| Starring Boris Karloff The Mask of Fu Manchu |
| Starring Henry Brandon Drums of Fu Manchu |
| Starring Christopher Lee The Face of Fu Manchu | The Brides of Fu Manchu | The Vengeance of Fu Manchu | The Blood of Fu Manchu | The Castle of Fu Manchu |
| Television series The Adventures of Fu Manchu |
| Parody films The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu |
