Directed by:
Rowland V. LeeCinematography:
Harry FischbeckComposer:
Oscar PotokerCast:
Warner Oland, Neil Hamilton, Jean Arthur, O.P. Heggie, William Austin, Claude King, Tully Marshall, Lawford Davidson, Chung Wong, Noble Johnson (more)Plots(1)
The diabolical doctor makes his talkie film debut in The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu, based on the first book in Sax Rohmer’s classic series. During the Boxer Rebellion, Dr. Fu Manchu, deviously played by Warner Oland, saves the life of little Lia Eltham; but soon after, his own wife and child are killed by the allied troops. He takes revenge by hypnotizing the now grown Lia, played by screen great Jean Arthur, to do his evil bidding. The world’s most notorious supervillain is born in this Pre-Code chiller from director Rowland V. Lee. (Kino Lorber)
(more)Cast
Warner Oland
Sweden
Best movies:
Dishonored (1931)
Werewolf of London (1935)
Shanghai Express (1932)
Neil Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
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America (1924)
Jean Arthur
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
O.P. Heggie
Australia
Best movies:
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
William Austin
Guyana
Best movies:
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It (1927)
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Claude King
UK
Best movies:
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Tully Marshall
USA
Best movies:
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Scarface (1932)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Lawford Davidson
UK
Best movies:
Hell's Angels (1930)
Chung Wong
USA
Best movies:
The Call of the Wild (1935)
Barbary Coast (1935)
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Noble Johnson
USA
Best movies:
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King Kong (1933)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Charles Stevens
USA
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Laska Winter
USA
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Charles Giblyn
USA
Best movies:
Sons of the Desert (1933)