Drums of Fu Manchu

Drums of Fu Manchu

269 mins | Action, Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy | March 15, 1940

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.

Drums of Fu Manchu

269 mins | Action, Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy | March 15, 1940

Drums of Fu Manchu
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers
Original title Drums of Fu Manchu
Directors William Witney, John English
Writers Sol Shor, Barney A. Sarecky, Norman S. Hall, Ronald Davidson, Morgan Cox, Franklin Adreon, Sax Rohmer

Cast

Henry Brandon

as Dr. Fu Man Chu

William Royle

as Sir Dennis Nayland Smith

Robert Kellard

as Allan Parker

Luana Walters

as Mary Randolph

Olaf Hytten

as Dr. Petrie

Tom Chatterton

as Prof. Randolph

Gloria Franklin

as Fah-Lo-Suee

John Merton

as Loki

George Cleveland

as Dr. James Parker

John Dilson

as Prof. Ezra Howard

Dwight Frye

as Prof. Anderson

Wheaton Chambers

as Dr. Humphrey

George Pembroke

as C.W. Crawford

Lal Chand Mehra

as Sirdar Prahni

Guy D'Ennery

as Ranah Sang

Lowden Adams

as Blake, Randolph's Assistant

Philip Ahn

as Dr. Chang

John Bagni

as Dangra - Spy at Fort

Ann Baldwin

as Miss Frisbie - Winchester's Secretary

Robert Blair

as Police Sergeant at Randolph's

George Bruggeman

as Fort Telegrapher

Budd Buster

as Dacoit 2 on Train

Tommy Coats

as Dacoit 13 in Asia

Victor Cox

as Tartar

Joe De Stefani

as High Lhama

Art Dillard

as Dacoit 7 at Headquarters

Bert Dillard

as Dacoit 16 in Fu Manchu's Hut

Akim Dobrynin

as Solar Mirror Native

Frank Ellis

as Tartar

James Fawcett

as Dacoit

James Flatley

as Pegai, Dacoit 4

Augie Gomez

as Wax Museum Dacoit

Jennifer Gray

as Stewardess

Duke Green

as Clay Street Dacoit 6

Alan Gregg

as Dacoit 5 Pilot

Jamiel Hasson

as Tribal Chieftain

John Lester Johnson

as Cardo, Howard's Servant

John Judd

as Dacoit 17 in Fu Manchu's Hut

Edward Kaye

as Dacoit 3 on Wires

Bert LeBaron

as Railroad Fireman

James B. Leong

as Chinese Si Fan Member

Eric Lonsdale

as Sentry

Paul Marion

as Si-Fan Messenger at Hotel

Merrill McCormick

as Koomerow's Aide

Tofik Mickey

as Hindu Si Fan Member

Jack Montgomery

as Cleanshaven Villainous Native

Norman Nesbitt

as Wally Winchester

Bill Nind

as Lhama's Telegrapher

Tony Paton

as Temple Guard

Charles Phillips

as Railroad Mail Car Clerk

John Picorri

as Prof. Krantz

Paul Renay

as Nihala Tribe Chief Kandhar

Vinegar Roan

as Dacoit 11 in Temple, Killed by Arrow

Jack Roper

as Dacoit 10 Looking in Window

Hector V. Sarno

as Scarred Native

Ernest Sarracino

as Dowlah Rao - Arrested Dacoit 9

Carl Sepulveda

as Mustachio'd Villainous Native

Lee Shumway

as Police Lieutenant Corrigan at Wax Museum

Robert R. Stephenson

as Tartar Si Fan Member

Walter Stiritz

as Koomerow's Aide

Harry Strang

as Police Lt. Wade at Winchester's Office

George Suzanne

as Dacoit

Al Taylor

as Dacoit 8 at Headquarters, Howard's and Lee's

Ken Terrell

as Shanghai St. / Wax Museum Dacoit 18

Evan Thomas

as Maj. Carlton

Kam Tong

as Crawford's Manservant

Francis Walker

as Koomerow, Lhama's Emissary

John Ward

as British Consul Wilson

Frank Wayne

as Dacoit 14 with Microphone

Ted Wells

as Dacoit 15 Wearing Hat

Bill Wilkus

as Dacoit 12 in Temple

Henry Wills

as Tartar

Bob Woodward

as Tribesman

Bill Yrigoyen

as Hillsman with Knife

Joe Yrigoyen

as Dacoit

Michael Vallon

as Temple Guard