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Plot. Cast. Production. Characterization. Sequels. References. External links. The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Warner Oland as Dr. Fu Manchu. It was the first Fu Manchu film of the talkie era.
Nov 17, 2016 · The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929) Re-titled here as "The Red Dragon".First full length film made from Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu novels.Very difficult to find, for some reason, so...
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu: Directed by Rowland V. Lee. With Warner Oland, Neil Hamilton, Jean Arthur, O.P. Heggie. During the Boxer Rebellion in China during the early 20th century, in which a Chinese secret society attacked all westerners and anyone who associated with them, Dr. Fu Manchu's wife and child are killed by foreigners.
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- Crime, Romance, Thriller
- Rowland V. Lee
- 1929-08-10
Dr. Fu Manchu is described as a mysterious villain because he seldom appears on the scene. He always sends his minions to commit crimes for him. In the novel The Insidious Dr Fu-Manchu, he sends a beautiful young girl to the crime scene to see that the victim is dead.
Synopsis. During the Boxer Rebellion, benevolent scientist Dr. Fu Manchu saves the life of little Lia Eltham; but soon after, his own wife and child are killed by the allied troops. Still in shock, he vows to kill an allied officer for each bloodstain on the sacred tapestry-dragon and proceeds in his plan by hypnotizing the now grown Lia to do ...
- Rowland V. Lee
- Warner Oland
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The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu. A Chinese doctor (Warner Oland) vows revenge against the allied troops who killed his wife and child during the Boxer Rebellion.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Warner Oland as Dr. Fu Manchu. It was the first Fu Manchu film of the talkie era. Since this was during the transition period to sound, a silent version was also released in the United States, although only the sound version exists today.
