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The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932 · 68 min

A lurid, fast-moving pulp adventure full of exotic menace, torture devices and theatrical villainy that plays as creaky, unsettling spectacle.}{.

Tagline
The Frankenstein of the Orient!
Overview
The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • obsession
  • colonialism
  • race
  • revenge
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Charles Brabin
Written by
Edgar Allan Woolf, John Willard, Irene Kuhn
Starring
Boris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley, Charles Starrett, Myrna Loy, Jean Hersholt, Lawrence Grant, David Torrence
Music
William Axt
Cinematography
Tony Gaudio
Runtime
68 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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