Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Note: this print runs 253 minutes against a recorded 269 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Henry Brandon, Robert Kellard, Luana Walters, Olaf Hytten
Directed by William Witney, John English
Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) is a 15-chapter Republic serial film based on the character created by Sax Rohmer. Though using the title of the ninth novel in the series, it actually is based on numerous elements from throughout the series to that point, cherry-picked by the writers. It starred Henry Brandon, William Royle and Robert Kellard. It was directed by the serial team of William Witney and John English and is often considered one of the best serial films ever made.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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