The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
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Cast & Crew.
Boris Karloff
Dr. Fu Manchu
Lewis Stone
Nyland Smith
Karen Morley
Sheila Barton
Charles Starrett
Terence Granville
Myrna Loy
Fah Lo See
Jean Hersholt
Von Berg
Lawrence Grant
Sir Lionel Barton
David Torrence
McLeod
C. Montague Shaw
Curator Dr. Fairgyle - British Museum Official (uncredited)
Steve Clemente
Knife Thrower (uncredited)
Allen Jung
Coolie (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin
Potentate (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Coolie Spy (uncredited)
Willie Fung
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren
Goy Lo Sung - Fu Manchu Messenger (uncredited)
Olive Young
Cantina singer (uncredited)
Everett Brown
Slave (uncredited)
Clinton Rosemond
Slave (uncredited)
Cedric Gibbons
Assistant Art Director
Cecil Holland
Makeup Artist
Irene Kuhn
Screenplay
Charles Vidor
Producer
Ben Lewis
Editor
Adrian
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 5, 1932
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 8m
Content RatingG
Budget$327,627
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The Mask of Fu Manchu is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Charles Brabin. Written by Irene Kuhn, Edgar Allan Woolf and John Willard, it was based on the 1932 novel of the same name by Sax Rohmer. The film, featuring Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu and Myrna Loy as his daughter, revolves around Fu Manchu's quest for the golden sword and mask of Genghis Khan. Lewis Stone played his nemesis.
The film was made following Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's box office failure of Freaks (1932). Karloff, who was fresh off his role in Frankenstein (1931) for Universal, found the film did not have a completed script and was given his lines during and after his daily preparation in the makeup chair. Following a difficult production, it was a financial success for the studio despite generally negative reviews. On the film's theatrical re-release in 1972, the Japanese American Citizens League requested that the film be removed from circulation due to its negative portrayal of Asians.