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Fu Manchu intends to use Khan's sword and mask to proclaim himself the reincarnation of the legendary conqueror and inflame the peoples of Asia and the Middle East into a war to wipe out the "white race".
May 1, 2024 · So at its core the story of Mask is little more than a serialized adventure – a race against time between two opposing armies to seize the magical and mystical power of a lost era (given shape with Khan’s sword) and subvert those energies for their respective platforms.
Jul 28, 2015 · Myrna Loy gives a vibrant performance as Fu's young daughter, helping him in his quest to acquire the sword and mask of Genghis Khan. Using somewhat elaborate negotiation methods (hungry crocodiles, unnecessary surgery, dagger-laden sliding walls) our villain tries to persuade an archaeological team to “donate” the magical relics which will ...
This essay explores the workings of popular seriality with respect to the evolution of an ideologically fraught serial figure – Fu Manchu. It focuses on the function of iconicity in this...
Fu Manchu was the Asian man as a monster, and silent film horror legend Boris Karloff performed one of the worst renditions of the character in The Mask of Fu Manchu. The plot was as...
Nov 2, 2002 · The Mask of Fu Manchu concerns the fiendish plot of the terribly fiendish Dr. Fu Manchu (Boris Karloff) to find the sacred mask and sword of Genghis Khan. With the sword and mask of the ancient conqueror he plans to unite all Asian peoples against the white man.
Fu Manchu seeks Genghis Khan's death-mask and sword, which he intends to use as symbols to arouse the Oriental races in a war against the White nations; tarantulas and a Zombie serum play roles in an eclectic plot which mixes sf and occult devices.
