The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

1929

Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller / War

6
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 482 482

dr. fu manchu hypnotism revenge murderer fu manchu

Plot summary

A Chinese doctor vows revenge against the allied troops who killed his wife and child during the Boxer Rebellion.

Director

Rowland V. Lee Photo
Rowland V. Lee

Top cast

Tully Marshall Photo
Tully Marshall as Chinese Ambassador
William J. O'Brien Photo
William J. O'Brien as Servant
Warner Oland Photo
Warner Oland as Dr. Fu Manchu
Jean Arthur Photo
Jean Arthur as Lia Eltham
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
737.97 MB
864*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 2
1.35 GB
1296*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by falangsabai 7 / 10

EXCELLENT THRILLER FOR 1929

Yes this movie is very dated. I've been watching movies for over 65 years, even at 10 years old I was watching the, then, oldies on television. I've experienced the full gamut of movie styles, production techniques, acting dynamics and technology, so I can happily and easily get into a movie from this era. Yes, its very melodramatic, over acted, a bit stilted like a stage play, but the story is intriguing, the acting works for the era, the sets are good, and the movie has a dynamic that works. I understand that not everyone can enjoy these golden oldies for what were, only seeing them through the eyes of the 22nd century. If you can, this is actually quite a classic and very absorbing. I liked it.
Reviewed by hwg1957-102-265704 5 / 10

"When the moonbeam touches the dragon I shall return"

It's an early talkie with an excess of talk but not much action. The sets are great and Redmoat Manor perched on a cliff looks like a wild gothic house but the plot is routine; escape, capture, escape, capture, lights going out, screams etc. Warner Oland is OK as Dr. Fu Manchu but he makes a better Charlie Chan. The film gives Fu Manchu a back story that explains his motive of revenge so that there is nothing 'mysterious' about him. In the books he is a villain from the start with no explanation which makes him more threatening. The rest of the cast are also OK, Jean Arthur looking fine of course but yet to reach the golden age of her career and Neil Hamilton being sufficiently stalwart as Dr Petrie. Unfortunately William Austin as Sylvester Wadsworth is rather annoying as the supposedly comic relief. The film is vaguely based on the first book by Sax Rohmer about Fu Manchu, very vaguely. They should have stuck to the original more closely which among other things had a killer centipede!
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