Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
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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.
Directors:
William Witney, John English.
Writers:
Morgan Cox, Barney A. Sarecky, Sol Shor, Franklin Adreon, Norman S. Hall, Ronald Davidson.
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Henry Brandon as Dr. Fu Man Chu |
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William Royle as Sir Dennis Nayland Smith |
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Robert Kellard as Allan Parker |
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Luana Walters as Mary Randolph |
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Olaf Hytten as Dr. Petrie |
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Tom Chatterton as Prof. Randolph |
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Gloria Franklin as Fah-Lo-Suee |
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John Merton as Loki |
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George Cleveland as Dr. James Parker |
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John Dilson as Prof. Ezra Howard |
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Dwight Frye as Prof. Anderson |
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Wheaton Chambers as Dr. Humphrey |
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George Pembroke as C.W. Crawford |
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Lal Chand Mehra as Sirdar Prahni |
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Guy D'Ennery as Ranah Sang |
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Lowden Adams as Blake, Randolph's Assistant |
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Philip Ahn as Dr. Chang |
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John Bagni as Dangra - Spy at Fort |
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Ann Baldwin as Miss Frisbie - Winchester's Secretary |
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Robert Blair as Police Sergeant at Randolph's |
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George Bruggeman as Fort Telegrapher |
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Budd Buster as Dacoit 2 on Train |
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Tommy Coats as Dacoit 13 in Asia |
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Victor Cox as Tartar |
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Joe De Stefani as High Lhama |
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Art Dillard as Dacoit 7 at Headquarters |
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Bert Dillard as Dacoit 16 in Fu Manchu's Hut |
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Akim Dobrynin as Solar Mirror Native |
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Frank Ellis as Tartar |
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James Fawcett as Dacoit |
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James Flatley as Pegai, Dacoit 4 |
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Augie Gomez as Wax Museum Dacoit |
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Jennifer Gray as Stewardess |
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Duke Green as Clay Street Dacoit 6 |
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Alan Gregg as Dacoit 5 Pilot |
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Jamiel Hasson as Tribal Chieftain |
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John Lester Johnson as Cardo, Howard's Servant |
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John Judd as Dacoit 17 in Fu Manchu's Hut |
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Edward Kaye as Dacoit 3 on Wires |
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Bert LeBaron as Railroad Fireman |
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James B. Leong as Chinese Si Fan Member |
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Eric Lonsdale as Sentry |
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Paul Marion as Si-Fan Messenger at Hotel |
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Merrill McCormick as Koomerow's Aide |
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Tofik Mickey as Hindu Si Fan Member |
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Jack Montgomery as Cleanshaven Villainous Native |
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Norman Nesbitt as Wally Winchester |
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Bill Nind as Lhama's Telegrapher |
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Tony Paton as Temple Guard |
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Charles Phillips as Railroad Mail Car Clerk |
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John Picorri as Prof. Krantz |
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Paul Renay as Nihala Tribe Chief Kandhar |
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Vinegar Roan as Dacoit 11 in Temple, Killed by Arrow |
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Jack Roper as Dacoit 10 Looking in Window |
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Hector V. Sarno as Scarred Native |
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Ernest Sarracino as Dowlah Rao - Arrested Dacoit 9 |
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Carl Sepulveda as Mustachio'd Villainous Native |
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Lee Shumway as Police Lieutenant Corrigan at Wax Museum |
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Robert R. Stephenson as Tartar Si Fan Member |
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Walter Stiritz as Koomerow's Aide |
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Harry Strang as Police Lt. Wade at Winchester's Office |
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George Suzanne as Dacoit |
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Al Taylor as Dacoit 8 at Headquarters, Howard's and Lee's |
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Ken Terrell as Shanghai St. / Wax Museum Dacoit 18 |
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Evan Thomas as Maj. Carlton |
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Kam Tong as Crawford's Manservant |
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Francis Walker as Koomerow, Lhama's Emissary |
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John Ward as British Consul Wilson |
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Frank Wayne as Dacoit 14 with Microphone |
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Ted Wells as Dacoit 15 Wearing Hat |
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Bill Wilkus as Dacoit 12 in Temple |
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Henry Wills as Tartar |
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Bob Woodward as Tribesman |
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Bill Yrigoyen as Hillsman with Knife |
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Joe Yrigoyen as Dacoit |
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Michael Vallon as Temple Guard |
| Writing | Morgan Cox | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sax Rohmer | Novel |
| Production | Hiram S. Brown Jr. | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mark | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | William Witney | Director |
| Writing | Barney A. Sarecky | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sol Shor | Screenplay |
| Writing | Franklin Adreon | Screenplay |
| Writing | Norman S. Hall | Screenplay |
| Camera | William Nobles | Director of Photography |
| Art | Morris Braun | Set Decoration |
| Directing | John English | Director |
| Writing | Ronald Davidson | Screenplay |
| Sound | Paul Sawtell | Original Music Composer |
| Art | John Victor Mackay | Co-Art Director |
| Editing | Edward Todd | Editor |
| Sound | Cy Feuer | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | William P. Thompson | Editor |