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Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) is a 15-chapter Republic movie serial based on the character created by Sax Rohmer. Though using the title of the ninth novel in the series, it actually is based on numerous elements from throughout the series to that point, cherry-picked by the writers. It starred Henry Brandon, William Royle and Robert Kellard. It was directed by the legendary serial team of William Witney and John English and is often considered one of the best movie serials ever made.
Original Release
03/15/1940
US Release
03/15/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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Henry Brandon | Dr. Fu Manchu / Dr. Fu Man Chu |
William Royle | Sir Dennis Nayland Smith |
Robert Kellard | Allan Parker |
Gloria Franklin | Fah-Lo-Suee |
Olaf Hytten | Dr. Flinders Petrie / Dr. Petrie |
Tom Chatterton | Prof. Edward Randolph / Prof. Randolph |
Luana Walters | Mary Randolph |
Lal Chand Mehra | Sirdar Prahni |
George Cleveland | Dr. James Parker |
John Dilson | Prof. Ezra Howard |
Directors
Writers
Sax Rohmer, Franklin Adreon, Morgan Cox, Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, Barney A. Sarecky, Sol Shor
Cast
Name | Character |
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Henry Brandon | Dr. Fu Manchu / Dr. Fu Man Chu |
William Royle | Sir Dennis Nayland Smith |
Robert Kellard | Allan Parker |
Gloria Franklin | Fah-Lo-Suee |
Olaf Hytten | Dr. Flinders Petrie / Dr. Petrie |
Tom Chatterton | Prof. Edward Randolph / Prof. Randolph |
Luana Walters | Mary Randolph |
Lal Chand Mehra | Sirdar Prahni |
George Cleveland | Dr. James Parker |
John Dilson | Prof. Ezra Howard |
John Merton | Loki |
Dwight Frye | Prof. Anderson |
Wheaton Chambers | Dr. Humphrey |
George Pembroke | C.W. Crawford |
Guy D'Ennery | Ranah Sang |
Lowden Adams | Blake, Randolph's Assistant / Blake |
Philip Ahn | Dr. Chang |
John Bagni | Dangra - Spy at Fort / Dangra |
Ann Baldwin | Miss Frisbie - Winchester's Secretary / Miss Frisbie |
Robert Blair | Police Sergeant at Randolph's / Police Sergeant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hiram S. Brown Jr. | Producer |