Then we put in artificial lightning, Tesla coils, death-rays and other modern electrical wonders to show how the Oriental super-brain operated the strange laboratory in the chamber of the idols of his ancestors. It didn't surprise me in the least that The Mask Of Fu Manchu was produced by Cosmopolitan Pictures. Available on iTunes. Don't worry.' Produced by William Within a couple weeks, they were fired; a new team of scriptwriters and a new director - Charles Brabin - were hired as replacements. did until the postwar-WWII years and the awakenings of the civil-rights movement. It focuses on the function of iconicity in this. We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! Two and a half stars. Totally noir Glad that i read it but wont read any more in the series. On the morning that we started shooting, I went into the makeup shop and worked there for about a couple of hours getting this extremely bad makeup on, as a matter of fact, for Fu Manchu. Of course, yesterday's screaming transgression is today's quaint camp, and The Mask of Fu Manchu I cover arts and culture, from Comic-Con to opera, from pop entertainment to fine art, from zombies to Shakespeare. NO WOMAN WAS SAFE FROM THE DESIRE OF THOSE ALMOND EYES! Almost always that's the case where the world is new and/or synthesized from previous abstract sources. Myrna Loy plays his self-described "ugly and insignificant daughter", who harbors a sado-masochistic appetite and nymphomania. It took Boris Karloff 2.5 hours every morning to apply makeup for this role. The story reads more like a complete novel than most of the earlier entries in the series but it is still very episodic. just another nostalgic bask in the gray heaven of '30s genre films. The ever-popular character of Dr. Fu Manchu is the brainchild of Sax Rohmer (1883-1959). The two best performances come from Myrna Loy and especially Boris Karloff. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) started production in early August, with Charles Vidor as director and Courtenay Terrett writing the screenplay adaptation. My copy, with a 1932 copyright date, is missing a dust cover and has a black binding with a spiderweb incised, and the spiderweb has the word "Intrigue" on the left and "Love" on the right. Principal cast: Boris Karloff (Dr. Fu Manchu), Lewis Stone (Nayland Smith), Karen Morley (Sheila Barton), Charles Starrett (Terrence Granville), Myrna Loy (Fah Lo See); Jean Hersholt (Von Berg), Lawrence Grant (Sir Lionel Barton), David Torrence (McLeod). film editor Casting By Ben Piazza . Things happen at a distance, or are related as exposition. The story opens in the city of Isfahan, Iran (Persia) with the murder of Dr. Van Berg, the curator of artifacts for famed archaeologist Sir Lionel Barton. Captured by Fu Manchu, the party is sentenced to death or enslavement, but not before Sheila manages to bring Terry back to his senses. Created by British author Sax Rohmer, the evil Dr. Fu Manchu appeared for the first time in 1912, in a story serialized in one of the many pulp magazines of those years. Feats of derring-do. I had to suspend belief in some parts to know that the evil doctor has mysteriously was to sneak into and out of places and the drugs that he develops that cause amnesia and complete obedience etc. #5 in the oriental villain Fu Manchu series. The production design for The Mask of Fu Manchu was quite elaborate and helped contribute to the picture's relatively high cost for the period - over $327,000. He is the mastermind and leader of the Si-Fan cult. Producer: Irving Thalberg While the sparks put off by Fu Manchu's diabolical invention are impressive special effects, they are nothing in comparison to the sparks emitted by the young, scantily clad Myrna Loy. VINTAGE Bulk Lot x3 Sax Rohmer The Drums of The Island of The . 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 sixth in the series). on the Internet. He believes if he secures these two sacred items, his leadership over the hordes of Asia will exterminate the white race so that he will rule the world. Nayland Smith joins them soon afterward. In the 1970's, "Mask of Fu Manchu" was cut slightly (by about 2 minutes), removing references deemed particularly offensive to the Asian-American community (including several racial remarks and an extended version of the famous whipping scene). The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) Boris Karloff: Dr. Fu Manchu Showing all 36 items Jump to: Photos (17) Quotes (19) Photos Quotes Sir Lionel Barton : You're Fu Manchu, aren't you? The Nazis are mere obstacles in his path to run over. The Mask of Fu Manchu ( 1932, USA) is an Adventure - Horror film directed by Charles Brabin and Charles Vidor (uncredited) Contents: Triple-Feature Poster Featured in: Hollywood Legends of Horror Collection | Grindhouse Universe Main Details Released on July 5, 1932 B&W Running time: 68 minutes In this installment of the Fu Manchu adventures, much of the action takes place in Egypt and the Middle East as the nefarious titular mastermind expands his scope of influence and his world-conquering ambitions. It is a continuation of the battle between Dr. Fu Manchu and the forces of the British Empire. So intones the "yellow menace" of the insidious Dr. Fu Manchu The Mask of Fu Manchu. Technicians copied almost everything in the British museum, from mummies to pterodactyls. Sir Lionel is to both find Ganghis Khan's tomb and at the same time keep it from Fu Manchu's grasp. But, Fu Manshu is watching them. Hu explained the social and political climate that the film was made in: "This is on the heels of the Chinese Exclusion Acts, which were enacted in the late 19th century as a result of fears that Chinese people were taking American jobs and as well as the fact that they were afraid that Chinese people were bringing some sort of kind of immorality they were not Christians. Fu Manchu is portrayed as honorable (within his own standards) and even his foes admit that his plots are actually selfless, to an extent, "He aimed to lift China from the mire into which China had fallen." Director: Charles Brabin and Charles Vidor I liked the fact that the antagonists seem to take turns outsmarting each other, although the "hot Eastern babe falling in love with an Englishman for, evidently no other reason than, hey, Englishman" trope was meh. BW-69m. Boris was a fine actor, a professional who never condescended to his often unworthy material." Sir Denis Nayland Smith of the British Secret Service warns Egyptologist Sir Lionel Barton that he must beat Fu Manchu in the race to find the tomb of Genghis Khan. The sinister Dr. Fu Manchu (Boris Karloff) and his equally devious daughter, Fah Lo See (Myrna Loy), clash with a British expedition that has set out in search of Genghis Khan's tomb. the kids, and came bearing leering innuendo for their parents. Sheila senses something is wrong, but Von Berg digs up the real relics, and they follow Terry into a trap. While Terry rescues Sheila, Smith and Von Berg use the machine to send shocks to Manchu's men. Fu Manchu's ambitions are, of course, world domination and annihilation of the "accursed white race." It had a profit of $62,000.[5]. Then, I said, 'This is absolute nonsense. Nothing less than the ultimate control of civilization is at stake here. Fu Manchu embodies every fear (and attraction) of the East At her own insistence, this was her last of many roles as an Asian character. One of the more entertaining entries in the series. Starring Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu, and featuring Myrna Loy as his depraved daughter, the film revolves around the "Devil Doctor" 's quest for the golden sword and mask of Genghis Khan. In the novel The Insidious Dr Fu-Manchu, he sends a beautiful young girl to the crime scene to see that the victim is dead. While Sir Lionel then undergoes Manchu's fiendish "torture of the bell," Sheila and the men of the expedition find the tomb and unlock its doors, despite a warning of a terrible curse. Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons But shortly after Sir Lionel reveals his plans for an expedition, he is kidnapped by Manchu's henchmen. Sax Rohmer's cruel criminal mastermind Fu Manchu is the personification of the West's fear of oriental races rising up against the white man in their quest for world domination: the 'yellow peril' incarnate in one man. Get help and learn more about the design. Technicians copied almost everything in the British museum, from mummies to pterodactyls. Shan Greville again narrates, and all our old friends are back: Nayland Smith, Dr. Petrie, Orientalist Lionel Barton and his niece, Rima. As the evil and maniacal Asian mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, Karloff plans to kill off "the white race" as he hunts down the highly desirable mask and sword of Genghis Khan, which winds up in the possession of a group of British treasure seekers. The Doctor has discovered. Nonetheless, she brings undeniable energy and conviction to the role, and her sensuality surely pushed the limits of the pre-Code era. Myrna Loy, who plays the "sadistic nymphomaniac" Fah Lo See, had long been typecast as an exotic temptress. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) started production in early August, with Charles Vidor as director and Courtenay Terrett writing the screenplay adaptation. In deciding to show the film we knew we wanted it to be put into a context so that we could learn something and the person to do that is Brian Hu, artistic director of Pac-Arts' San Diego Asian Film Festival. I am interested in going behind the scenes to explore the creative process; seeing how pop culture reflects social issues; and providing a context for art and entertainment. An expedition from the British Museum sets out to find the long searched for tomb of legendary warlord Genghis Khan and get to the fabled sword and mask before it is found and usurped by Dr. Fu Manchu, evil contemporary warlord with an unquenchable ambition to extinguish the white race in his lust for power. Sax Rohmer in his book, The Mask of Fu-Manchu Book Five in the Dr. Fu-Manchu series published by Titan Books brings us new adventures of Sir Denis Nayland Smith, Dr. Petrie and, of course, the evil Dr. Fu-Manchu. Then, I said, 'This is absolute nonsense. There's so much we can learn from them," Hu said. It isn't about The Mask Of Fu Manchu, it's about the mask and sword of Ghenghis Khan which Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu wants to discover and appropriate for himself so he can become a kind of Far Eastern Mahdi. As always (in this series), this involves a worldwide conspiracy of all non-white peoples (in this book, Chinese, Muslims, and Africans) to bring down Western domination of the world. peril" anti-immigration myth for years in his newspapers, and his columnist/lackey Kuhn, is no The book came out in 1932 the same year as a film of the same title, but the film has little to do with the book except in the broadest sense, although it is the best of the Fu Manchu films, with a great performance from Boris Karloff as the title character. However, in spite of this, the movie proved entertaining. Sheila is to become a human sacrifice, Nayland Smith is to be lowered into a crocodile pit, and Von Berg placed between two sets of metal spikes inching toward each other. My copy is a yellowed page paperback from 1966; however, some newer editions are currently being re-released in paperback and more are destined for the Kindle (e-readers) as well. Shan Greville is an associate of sir Lionel Barton, and engaged to marry his niece Rima. So, it's a sociological goldmine, innocently wallowing in bigotry in the way American culture happily Ancient legend says that whoever possesses his sword, scepter & mask will lead the East in the conquest of the world. Scenes of despicable torture and heroic bravery. Probably one of the best of the films to be based on author Sax Rohmer's stories (along with FACE OF FU MANCHU and DRUMS OF FU MANCHU), it would be nice to see a potential DVD release possibly include commentary by Boris Karloff's daughter, Sara, or a look at the making of the film. The Mask of Fu-Manchu Sax Rohmer 3.65 235 ratings36 reviews After discovering the tomb of El Mokanna - the Veiled Prophet - and retrieving the precious relics buried there, the eminent archaeologist Sir Lionel Barton blows up the tomb. Other charachters are played by Lewis Stone, Karen Morley, Charles Starrett, Jean Hersholt, Lawrence Grant. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) is an American pre-Code adventure film directed by Charles Brabin. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. The story and the stereotypes are hopelessly dated, but who cares, it's a ton of fun anyway. (uncredited) Cinematography by Tony Gaudio . Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie do appear, but they are given far less to do. The next day, Terrence Granville, Sheila's fianc, finds a human hand wearing Sir Lionel's ring, after which one of Manchu's underlings invites him to meet Manchu. It stars Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu, Lewis Stone has his nemesis Sir Nayland, and Myrna Loy, a couple of years before she broke out to stardom, as Fu Manchu's daughter Fah Lo See. Do not Confuse This Picture With Previous "Fu Manchu" Productions. This has repercussions as the heretic sect faithful to Mokanna choose to interpret the resulting fireball as the second coming of their prophet. While the sparks put off by Fu Manchu's diabolical invention are impressive special effects, they are nothing in comparison to the sparks emitted by the young, scantily clad Myrna Loy. They kidnap the British leader of the expedition and are prepared to torture him to death, if only they get their hands on the sword and mask. Understandably, the character of Fu Manchu - Rohmer once described him as the "yellow peril incarnate" - has earned criticism over the years for its reliance on racist stereotypes. in. Together they then free Von Berg and tamper with Manchu's electricity machine, sending an electrical charge to the sword, apparently killing Manchu. When Fu Manchu drops the sword, Terry picks it up and hacks him to death. After earning worldwide fame for his roles in James Whale's Frankenstein (1931) and The Old Dark House (1932), Boris Karloff was selected for the lead and loaned out to MGM from Universal. The action stretches from Persia to Cairo to London encountering Ogboni killers, mind-control drugs, dervishes, and a ghost mosque. By what name was The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) officially released in India in English? This book was written in the late 1920s and so much that we consider politically incorrect now was just the way that it was in the book. It stars Boris Karloff as the evil Asian title character and that raises issues of racial stereotypes that need to be considered in a broader context. I can't learn this in time to do it,' and he said, 'Well, it will be all right. Screenplay: Irene Kuhn, Edgar Allan Woolf and John Willard, based on the novel The Mask of Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer (1932) wasn't the first Fu Manchu film (it was actually the third American film based on the Rohmer villain; a The Mask of Fu Manchu easily could have served as inspiration for Raiders of the Lost Ark. When it was REALLY exotic, they wore pistols and boots too. Last but not least came the complex makeup designed to transform Karloff into a Chinese character. Once you get past a knighted member of the British Secret Service (Lewis Stone) doesn't have a British accent, but Fu Manchu does. Rohmer's most successful series by far was the Fu Manchu novels, which spanned from 1913's The Mystery of Fu Manchu to Emperor Fu Manchu in 1959. holed up in his Gobi Desert fortress, the evil lisping megalomaniac endeavors to retrieve the sword of But in this movie, Boris Karloff's performance as the insidious Dr. Fu Manchu makes the Nazis seem like mere shadows of a threat compared to his evil genius. The hardcover version was published by Doubleday in October of that year. To counter the image of Asians in films such as "The Mask of Fu Manchu" and the "Charlie Chan" movies, Hu has some suggestions. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. "The Mask of Fu Manchu" screens as part of the Breaking the Commandments: Pre-Code Hollywood film series at Digital Gym Cinema. Archaeologists dashing to retrieve relic to save Western Civilization. They are archeologists and steal antiquities that they find..and Dr Fu Manchu wants what they have. Dr. Fu Manchu(Boris Karloff) is a ruthless oriental who desires to obtain the ceremonial mask and sword of Genghis Khan. July 13, 2018. "We should not ban these films," Hu said. The version of the film we get today on DVD hasn't been seen in many years the smugly amused but Rohmer's novel The Mask of Fu Manchu, on which this film is based, was serialized in Colliers from May to July of 1932. At her own insistence, this was her last of many roles as an Asian character. Fah Lo See(Myrna Loy,wife of Wm. The English writer, whose real name is Arthur Sarsfield Ward, created thriller novels based on characters such as the female criminal mastermind Sumuru and the Parisian Detective Gaston Max. Kill the white man and take his women! The foremost mask maker of his day, Benda frequently worked on stage productions and even created special masks for fashion models. The character also appeared in silent and sound films, radio, and comic strips. zombiefying snake venom, Fah Lo See practically snarls with feral lust watching the hunky hero get Everybody wins. So finding the right audience for them, an audience that is receptive to understanding that history. Boris Karloff dons monster makeup once again for his role as the fiendish Fu Manchu. Genghis Khan from its newly-excavated resting place, which means kidnapping and torturing various Safely aboard a ship bound for England, Nayland Smith tosses the sword over the side so that the world will be safe from any future Fu Manchu. well-known, thanks largely to the lisping Karloff and the retrospectively odd casting of Myrna Loy, two Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. The Face Of Fu Manchu, lobbycard, Christopher Lee, 1965. This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. "And yeah these are very exaggerated versions of fear of the other. 1932, The brilliant and evil Chinese scientist Dr. Fu Manchu is on a hunt for the tomb of Genghis Khan, whose sword and mask are said to contain supernatural powers. (when the film was trimmed for videotape). If you can put aside political correctness, you'll enjoy this mystery/thriller from the Golden Age full of midnight assassins, ghostly mosques, mysterious murders, ancient relics, and angry mobs (and that's just in the first 100 pages). He does awaken, but Manchu orders Sheila taken away and prepared as a human sacrifice to the gods. less), and remembrances of a day and age when thinly veiled hints of sadomasochism were scandalous. Then we put in artificial lightning, Tesla coils, death-rays and other modern electrical wonders to show how the Oriental super-brain operated the strange laboratory in the chamber of the idols of his ancestors. Amazing Sets and Bizarre Costumes and Props propel this undeniably Visual smrgsbord of a Film into a Class all its own. These mere hints of interest to more layers of the character are not enough to gloss over the negative racial stereotypes but they do reveal that in this film it is not the mere caricature that the film is after, which is what Rooney's performance was all about. Jingoism! Este es la tercera novela que leo de Fu-Manch, incluida en el primer volumen de Ediciones B. Si a los dos anteriores les puse cuatro estrellas, este se lleva tres por la repeticin de viejas tramas: el asesinato misterioso, la droga que quita la voluntad, el secuestro y el trato con el malo malsimo Una sensacin de libro ya ledo me ha echado un poco para atrs. There was also a television series, The Adventures of Fu Manchu (1956), starring Glen Gordon. villain's "ugly and insignificant" nymphomaniac daughter, Fah Lo See. "They worship thiswill we ever understand these Easterners?". flogged, and the Sino-Moderno-Art-Deco sets loom over the actors like a child's vision of the Museum of Dr. Petrie is absent from this film. The film's electrical equipment was created by Kenneth Strickfaden, who also designed the laboratory equipment for Universal's Frankenstein films. Exotic locations, check (Persia and Egypt - as well as London); mysterious (and possibly supernatural) murder methods, check; sinister cultists, check; weird science (mostly drugs - because Fu Manchu), check. The Mask of Fu Manchu Action & adventure 1932 1 hr 8 min English audio Unrated CC A group of Englishmen race to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan before the evil Dr. Fu Manchu and his daughter. after the Boxer Rebellion, is not clear.) The Frankenstein of the Orient! But the film is part of a series on pre-Code Hollywood and is important in considering the films of that era. MGM had released "Freaks" earlier the same year, about a group of circus freaks, but it didn't do well at the box office. There is a murder and an ominous force that is somehow involved for some reason that i never did grasp. Sax Rohmer source-well. more_vert. Shan engaged to Rima bur Dr Fu Manchu has a beautiful daughter that is attracted to Shan. Editing: Ben Lewis Boris Karloff actually wore a Chinese woman's wedding dress as costume. 2023 JustWatch - All external content remains the property of the rightful owner. Fu Manchu intends to use the sword and mask to proclaim himself the reincarnation of the legendary conqueror and inflame the peoples of Asia and the Middle East into a war to wipe out the "white race". Feats of derring-do. Though Terry knows it is foolish, he agrees to go to Manchu's headquarters, carrying the sword and mask. Once you overlook all this, and a few other things, such as the British finding Genghis Khan's tomb in about the same amount of time that Sir Lionel Barton is kept under a constantly ringing bell, this is actually pretty entertaining. The Mask Of Dr Fu Manchu (1951) Fu Manchu is an oriental genius who is the master of modern science and the ancient mystical arts. Rohmer's novel The Mask of Fu Manchu, on which this film is based, was serialized in Colliers from May to July of 1932. $200.00 + $5.50 shipping. She wants to make love to him later, but is stopped by Manchu, who has other things in mind for Terry. The Mask of Fu Manchu is a 1931 film about a Chinese warlord who threatens explorers in search of relics. These films are problematic and potentially offensive yet they are also revealing of who we were and are. This isn't exactly the deepest or most politically correct film, but it sure is silly old-fashioned fun. In her autobiography Myrna Loy: Being and Becoming, the actress remarked upon seeing the film many years later: "It astonished me how good Karloff and I were. 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. Hearst columnist for The New York Daily Mirror), the film is no work of art, and much more than The story is classic Rohmer a woman as lethal as she is beautiful. All these things point to the difficulty of dealing with film and literature from a past that was troubled by problematic and sometimes horrific stereotypes. Just remember, it is not an 80s action movie. THE MASK OF FU MANCHU (Main Title) (1932 - MGM) - YouTube Movie - THE MASK OF FU MANCHUComposer - WILLIAM AXTYear - 1932Studio - MGMFAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material. once again part of the film's crazy fabric. 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