The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu Movie Review 1929

Early talkie with Oland starring as evil Fu Manchu. Fu vows vengeance on the English Petrie family, whom he holds responsible for the deaths of his loved ones during the Boxer Rebellion. He hypnotizes sweet Lia (Arthur) to do his fiendish bidding but the Petries are warned by Scotland Yard to be on the lookout. Based on the novel by Sax Rohmer. Followed by "The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu."

Distribution

Nostalgia Family Video/Hollywood's Attic, PO Box 606, Baker City, OR 97814, Toll-free: 800-784-3362, Email: info@nostalgiafamilyvideo.com, URL: http://www.nostalgiafamilyvideo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 80 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Revenge, London, I'm Not Dead, Yet!, Books to Film: Sax Rohmer, Fu Manchu

Screenplay

Lloyd Corrigan, Florence Ryerson

Cast

Warner Oland, Jean Arthur, O.P. Heggie, William Austin, Claude King

Cinematography

Harry Fischbeck

Director

Rowland V. Lee