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The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Frankenstein of the Orient!

19325.41h 8m

Overview

The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.

Directed by Charles Brabin
Written by Irene Kuhn, Edgar Allan Woolf, John Willard
Produced by Charles Vidor
Box OfficeBudget: $328K0

Top Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr. Fu Manchu

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

Nyland Smith

Karen Morley

Karen Morley

Sheila Barton

Charles Starrett

Charles Starrett

Terence Granville

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Fah Lo See

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Von Berg

Lawrence Grant

Lawrence Grant

Sir Lionel Barton

David Torrence

David Torrence

McLeod

C. Montague Shaw

C. Montague Shaw

Curator Dr. Fairgyle - British Museum Official (uncredited)

Steve Clemente

Steve Clemente

Knife Thrower (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

maskdaughtertreasureswordkillingdetectiveexpeditioninvestigationgravevictimgenghis khanmurdertortureinvestigatormaniacdisguiseart theftevilworld dominationfu manchu

About The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu is a adventure, horror, science fiction film released in 1932 exploring themes of mask, daughter, treasure, sword, killing, detective. Directed by Charles Brabin, it stars Boris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley. The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.

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