Drums of Fu Manchu
61 %|Mar 15, 1940|Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Action
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.
Featured Crew
John English
Director
William Witney
Director
Ronald Davidson
Screenplay
Barney A. Sarecky
Screenplay
William Nobles
Director of Photography
Hiram S. Brown Jr.
Producer
Morris Braun
Set Decoration
Sol Shor
Screenplay
Cast
Henry Brandon
Dr. Fu Man Chu
William Royle
Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
Robert Kellard
Allan Parker
Luana Walters
Mary Randolph
Olaf Hytten
Dr. Petrie
Tom Chatterton
Prof. Randolph
Gloria Franklin
Fah-Lo-Suee
John Merton
Loki
George Cleveland
Dr. James Parker
John Dilson
Prof. Ezra Howard
Dwight Frye
Prof. Anderson
Wheaton Chambers
Dr. Humphrey
George Pembroke
C.W. Crawford
Lal Chand Mehra
Sirdar Prahni
Guy D'Ennery
Ranah Sang
Lowden Adams
Blake, Randolph's Assistant
Philip Ahn
Dr. Chang
John Bagni
Dangra - Spy at Fort
Ann Baldwin
Miss Frisbie - Winchester's Secretary
Robert Blair
Police Sergeant at Randolph's
George Bruggeman
Fort Telegrapher
Budd Buster
Dacoit 2 on Train
Tommy Coats
Dacoit 13 in Asia
Victor Cox
Tartar
Joe De Stefani
High Lhama
Art Dillard
Dacoit 7 at Headquarters
Bert Dillard
Dacoit 16 in Fu Manchu's Hut
Akim Dobrynin
Solar Mirror Native
Frank Ellis
Tartar
James Fawcett
Dacoit
James Flatley
Pegai, Dacoit 4
Augie Gomez
Wax Museum Dacoit
Jennifer Gray
Stewardess
Duke Green
Clay Street Dacoit 6
Alan Gregg
Dacoit 5 Pilot
Jamiel Hasson
Tribal Chieftain
John Lester Johnson
Cardo, Howard's Servant
John Judd
Dacoit 17 in Fu Manchu's Hut
Edward Kaye
Dacoit 3 on Wires
Bert LeBaron
Railroad Fireman
James B. Leong
Chinese Si Fan Member
Eric Lonsdale
Sentry
Paul Marion
Si-Fan Messenger at Hotel
Merrill McCormick
Koomerow's Aide
Tofik Mickey
Hindu Si Fan Member
Jack Montgomery
Cleanshaven Villainous Native
Norman Nesbitt
Wally Winchester
Bill Nind
Lhama's Telegrapher
Tony Paton
Temple Guard
Charles Phillips
Railroad Mail Car Clerk
John Picorri
Prof. Krantz
Paul Renay
Nihala Tribe Chief Kandhar
Vinegar Roan
Dacoit 11 in Temple, Killed by Arrow
Jack Roper
Dacoit 10 Looking in Window
Hector V. Sarno
Scarred Native
Ernest Sarracino
Dowlah Rao - Arrested Dacoit 9
Carl Sepulveda
Mustachio'd Villainous Native
Lee Shumway
Police Lieutenant Corrigan at Wax Museum
Robert R. Stephenson
Tartar Si Fan Member
Walter Stiritz
Koomerow's Aide
Harry Strang
Police Lt. Wade at Winchester's Office
George Suzanne
Dacoit
Al Taylor
Dacoit 8 at Headquarters, Howard's and Lee's
Ken Terrell
Shanghai St. / Wax Museum Dacoit 18
Evan Thomas
Maj. Carlton
Kam Tong
Crawford's Manservant
Francis Walker
Koomerow, Lhama's Emissary
John Ward
British Consul Wilson
Frank Wayne
Dacoit 14 with Microphone
Ted Wells
Dacoit 15 Wearing Hat
Bill Wilkus
Dacoit 12 in Temple
Henry Wills
Tartar
Bob Woodward
Tribesman
Bill Yrigoyen
Hillsman with Knife
Joe Yrigoyen
Dacoit
Michael Vallon
Temple Guard