The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

Aug 10, 1929

1h 22m

★ 5.6

DANGER - MYSTERY - THRILLS you'll never forget!

Overview

A Chinese doctor vows revenge against the allied troops who killed his wife and child during the Boxer Rebellion.

Genres

Crime

Romance

Thriller

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Rowland V. Lee Productions

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Cast

Dr. Fu Manchu

Warner Oland

Dr. Jack Petrie

Neil Hamilton

Lia Eltham

Jean Arthur

Inspector Nayland Smith

O. P. Heggie

Sylvester Wadsworth

William Austin

Sir John Petrie

Claude King

General Petrie

Charles A. Stevenson

Fai Lu

Evelyn Selbie

Li Po

Noble Johnson

Fu Mela

Laska Winter

Chinese Official (uncredited)

Wong Chung

Lawford Davidson

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4.8

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6.6

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7.5

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5.7

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6.1

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