Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
CRUEL, INSIDIOUS IN HIS MAD SCHEME TO CONQUER ASIA!
269 min
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.
- Release date
- March 15, 1940
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Cy Feuer
Cast
- Henry Brandon as Dr. Fu Manchu
- William Royle as Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
- Robert Kellard as Allan Parker
- Gloria Franklin as Fah-Lo-Suee
- Olaf Hytten as Dr. Flinders Petrie
- Tom Chatterton as Prof. Edward Randolph
- Luana Walters as Mary Randolph
- Lal Chand Mehra as Sirdar Prahni
- George Cleveland as Dr. James Parker
- John Dilson as Prof. Ezra Howard
Crew
- John English · Director
- William Witney · Director
- Sax Rohmer · Writer
- Franklin Adreon · Writer
- Morgan Cox · Writer
- Ronald Davidson · Writer
- Cy Feuer · Composer
- William Nobles · Cinematographer
- William P. Thompson · Editor
- Edward Todd · Editor