The Queen of Hearts (1923)
Based on Sax Rohmer’s third Fu-Manchu novel, The Si-Fan Mysteries (1917), this sensational episode sees Fu-Manchu partly paralysed by a bullet wound. The Devil Doctor snatches eminent surgeon Sir Baldwin Frazer to carry out the delicate operation he needs. Dr Petrie, abducted by Fu-Manchu’s scheming assistant, Zarmi, must assist – and choose a playing card to determine whether he lives or dies...
Director: A.E. Coleby
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H. Agar Lyons as Dr. Fu Manchu |
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Fred Paul as Nayland Smith |
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Joan Clarkson as Karamaneh |
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Humberston Wright as Dr. Petrie |
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Frank Wilson as Inspector Weymouth |
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Fred Raynham as Sir Frazer |
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Julie Suedo as Zarmi |
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D. Bland as Logan |
| Directing | A.E. Coleby | Director |