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The Mask of Fu Manchu

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The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:6

Rotten:1

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 67 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: The diabolical doc is back to torture more innocent victims. But this time, the wicked Fu Manchu's schemes include nothing less than the genocide of the white race! Fu Manchu has learned... The diabolical doc is back to torture more innocent victims. But this time, the wicked Fu Manchu's schemes include nothing less than the genocide of the white race! Fu Manchu has learned about the existence of the infamous tyrant Ghengis Khan's tomb. Inside the burial vault supposedly lies a necromantic sword and mask. If Fu Manchu gets ahold of these items, he can effectively lead the East to slaughter Western civilization to kingdom come. Scotland Yard hears of Fu Manchu's fiendish plot and quickly dispatches a team of investigators to head him off. [More]

Starring: Boris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley, Myrna Loy

Starring: Boris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley, Myrna Loy, Charles Starrett, Jean Hersholt, Lawrence Grant, David Torrence

Director: Charles Brabin

Director: Charles Brabin
Screenwriter: Irene Kuhn, Edgar Allan Woolf, John Willard
Producer: Irving Thalberg

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This is a creaky but entertaining relic from the early sound era. Basically an adventure story...it edges into the horror category thanks to the fiendish torture devices used by the Oriental criminal mastermind - and his sadistic daughter.

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05/12/09
Steve Biodrowski
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An entertaining but politically incorrect hokum escapist adventure story.

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06/04/08
Dennis Schwartz
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...the film is filled with high camp, Karloff in droopy mustache and long, curled fingernails and Loy in slinky gown and dangly headdress.

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John J. Puccio
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A classic with a towering performance by Karloff as Fu Manchu. Only the movie's overt racism can be a mark against it today.

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Splendid serial-like thriller

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