Drums of Fu Manchu
CRUEL, INSIDIOUS IN HIS MAD SCHEME TO CONQUER ASIA!
1940 | 269m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | John English, William Witney |
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| Writer: | Morgan Cox, Franklin Adreon, Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, Sax Rohmer, Barney A. Sarecky, Sol Shor |
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| 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: | Mar 15, 1940 |
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| Director: | John English, William Witney |
| Writer: | Morgan Cox, Franklin Adreon, Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, Sax Rohmer, Barney A. Sarecky, Sol Shor |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction, Horror |
| Keywords | fight, invention, genghis khan, world supremacy, movie serial, fu manchu |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 29, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ann Baldwin | Miss Frisbie - Winchester's Secretary |
| Robert Blair | Police Sergeant at Randolph's |
| George Bruggeman | Fort Telegrapher |
| Budd Buster | Dacoit 2 on Train |
| Tommy Coats | Dacoit 13 in Asia |
| Victor Cox | Tartar |
| Joe De Stefani | High Lhama |
| Art Dillard | Dacoit 7 at Headquarters |
| Bert Dillard | Dacoit 16 in Fu Manchu's Hut |
| Akim Dobrynin | Solar Mirror Native |
| Frank Ellis | Tartar |
| James Fawcett | Dacoit |
| James Flatley | Pegai, Dacoit 4 |
| Augie Gomez | Wax Museum Dacoit |
| Jennifer Gray | Stewardess |
| Duke Green | Clay Street Dacoit 6 |
| Alan Gregg | Dacoit 5 Pilot |
| Jamiel Hasson | Tribal Chieftain |
| John Lester Johnson | Cardo, Howard's Servant |
| John Judd | Dacoit 17 in Fu Manchu's Hut |
| Edward Kaye | Dacoit 3 on Wires |
| Bert LeBaron | Railroad Fireman |
| James B. Leong | Chinese Si Fan Member |
| Eric Lonsdale | Sentry |
| Paul Marion | Si-Fan Messenger at Hotel |
| Merrill McCormick | Koomerow's Aide |
| Tofik Mickey | Hindu Si Fan Member |
| Jack Montgomery | Cleanshaven Villainous Native |
| Norman Nesbitt | Wally Winchester |
| Bill Nind | Lhama's Telegrapher |
| Tony Paton | Temple Guard |
| Charles Phillips | Railroad Mail Car Clerk |
| John Picorri | Prof. Krantz |
| Paul Renay | Nihala Tribe Chief Kandhar |
| Vinegar Roan | Dacoit 11 in Temple, Killed by Arrow |
| Jack Roper | Dacoit 10 Looking in Window |
| Hector V. Sarno | Scarred Native |
| Ernest Sarracino | Dowlah Rao - Arrested Dacoit 9 |
| Carl Sepulveda | Mustachio'd Villainous Native |
| Lee Shumway | Police Lieutenant Corrigan at Wax Museum |
| Robert R. Stephenson | Tartar Si Fan Member |
| Walter Stiritz | Koomerow's Aide |
| Harry Strang | Police Lt. Wade at Winchester's Office |
| George Suzanne | Dacoit |
| Al Taylor | Dacoit 8 at Headquarters, Howard's and Lee's |
| Ken Terrell | Shanghai St. / Wax Museum Dacoit 18 |
| Evan Thomas | Maj. Carlton |
| Kam Tong | Crawford's Manservant |
| Francis Walker | Koomerow, Lhama's Emissary |
| John Ward | British Consul Wilson |
| Frank Wayne | Dacoit 14 with Microphone |
| Ted Wells | Dacoit 15 Wearing Hat |
| Bill Wilkus | Dacoit 12 in Temple |
| Henry Wills | Tartar |
| Bob Woodward | Tribesman |
| Bill Yrigoyen | Hillsman with Knife |
| Joe Yrigoyen | Dacoit |
| Michael Vallon | Temple Guard |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Morgan Cox | Screenplay |
| John Victor Mackay | Co-Art Director |
| Morris Braun | Set Decoration |
| Bob Mark | Makeup Artist |
| Edward Todd | Editor |
| Cy Feuer | Original Music Composer |
| William P. Thompson | Editor |
| John English | Director |
| Franklin Adreon | Screenplay |
| Ronald Davidson | Screenplay |
| Norman S. Hall | Screenplay |
| Sax Rohmer | Novel |
| Barney A. Sarecky | Screenplay |
| Sol Shor | Screenplay |
| Paul Sawtell | Original Music Composer |
| William Nobles | Director of Photography |
| William Witney | Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Hiram S. Brown Jr. | Producer |
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