The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu

Apr 15, 1923

6h 11m

★ 0.0

Overview

A killer kitty with poison-tipped claws, giant noxious mushrooms and aphonia-inducing flowers are just some of the challenges faced by Sir Denis Nayland Smith and Dr Petrie in their battles against arch-villain Fu Manchu. Series of 15 shorts, each with a self-contained story.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Stoll Picture Productions

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Cast

Dr. Fu Manchu

H. Agar Lyons

Nayland Smith

Fred Paul

Karamaneh

Joan Clarkson

Dr. Petrie

Humberston Wright

Inspector Weymouth

Frank Wilson

Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.

5.0

The Other Fu Manchu

May 6, 1946

No overview available.

7.0

Aaron's Rod

Jan 1, 1923

A mysterious murder sets Nayland Smith and Petrie once again on the trail of villainous Fu-Manchu, and seeking a strange old stick with magical powers

5.6

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

Aug 10, 1929

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

2.0

Slave of Crime

Sep 7, 1987

Tsai Chin, the daughter of the infamous Fu Manchu, controls a large empire of vice in her part of the Far East. She decides to kidnap and, through erotic chemical hypnosis, coerce all the members of a fabulously wealthy international rock band to sign over all their possessions to her empire. But an old enemy of Fu Manchu's begins stalking around her operation and threatens to destroy everything she has built.

5.1

Daughter of the Dragon

Sep 24, 1931

At her Chinese father's bidding, a woman goes to murder an enemy and meets a Scotland Yard detective.

0.0

The Further Mysteries of Fu-Manchu

Aug 1, 1924

Detective Nayland Smith, comissioned by the British Government to investigate a series of murders comes up against the "Coughing Horror", Dr Fu-Manchu's servant.

5.4

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Nov 4, 1932

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.

3.8

Drums of Fu Manchu

Nov 27, 1943

Feature version of the 1940 Republic serial, about Fu Manchu's attempt to conquer Asia.

6.1

Drums of Fu Manchu

Mar 15, 1940

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.

5.2

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

May 2, 1930

The sinister Dr. Fu Manchu returns to destroy the people he holds responsible for the death of his family.

6.7

Not Here to Be Loved

Oct 12, 2005

Jean-Claude Delsart, a 50 years-old bailiff, with his worn-out smile and heart, abandoned a long time ago the idea that life could give him pleasures. Until the day, he dares to push the doors of a tango lesson...

7.2

The Man with the Golden Arm

Dec 26, 1955

When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.

6.7

The Crime of Padre Amaro

Oct 1, 2002

Sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito, young Father Amaro faces a moral challenge when he meets a 16-year-old girl who he starts an affair with. Likewise, the girl's mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. Father Amaro must choose between a holy or sinful life.

6.5

Blackmail

Jul 28, 1929

London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.

7.0

Transamerica

Feb 14, 2005

A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

6.9

The Horse Whisperer

Feb 1, 1998

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

8.0

Rashomon

Aug 26, 1950

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

6.6

Basquiat

Aug 9, 1996

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

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