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Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1940 · 269 mins · English
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- Directed by
- William Witney, John English
- Starring
- Henry Wills, Henry Brandon, Dwight Frye, Jack Montgomery, Evan Thomas, John Judd
Cruel and insidious, Dr. Fu Manchu plots to conquer Asia by locating the keys to Genghis Khan’s tomb, hoping a prophecy will grant him world domination. His nemesis, Dr. Nayland Smith, and allies battle to stop him from obtaining the keys. In 1943 the serial was re‑edited into a feature film titled Drums of Fu Manchu.
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