Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
- Directed by
- William Witney, John English
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 4h 29m
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A 15-chapter serial where the villain Dr. Fu Manchu plots world domination. A hero and his allies try to stop him using various exotic schemes.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Mystery Squadron (1933)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.