The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Frankenstein of the Orient!

1932 · 68 min · ★ 5.4 · Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction

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.

Directed by Charles Brabin · Written by John Willard

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