Starring boris karloff, myrna loy, lewis stone, karen morley, charles starrett, jean hersholt cinematography tony gaudio art direction cedric gibbons film editor ben lewis written by irene kuhn, edgar allan woolf, john willard from a story by sax rohmer directed by charles brabin. The mask of fu manchu 1932 the mask of fu manchu 1932 ge1. It is the second of three films starring warner oland as the fiendish fu manchu, who returns from apparent death in the previous film, the mysterious dr. The mask of fu manchu 1932 page 4 classic horror film board. I saw a hot, nonair conditioned matinee with my mother and sister. Fu manchu from getting the sword and mask of genghis khan.
Fu manchu s scheme here, which involves death rays and the mystical mask sword combo of genghis kahn, are waylaid by a band of intrepid white archeologists and detectives who basically bungle their way into stopping him. The mask of fu manchu 1932, with boris karloff and myrna. Englishmen race to find the tomb of genghis khan before the sinister fu manchu does. The mask of fu manchu 1932 charles vidor, charles brabin. The mask of fu manchu released on november 05, 1932. The mask of fu manchu 1932 stream and watch online. The mask of fu manchu 1932 with boris karloff, lewis stone, myrna loy, and jean hersholt lady and gent 1932 with wynne gibson, james gleason, john wayne, and joyce compton sky bride 1932 with richard arlen, jack oakie, and virginia bruce touchdown 1931 with richard arlen, jack oakie, and regis toomey. Fu manchu in this wild and wooly and wildly racist adventure yarn, based on sax rohmers fiction about the personification of the. Fu manchu simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 wouldnt appear again onscreen until over 30 years later, in the hammer studios production the face of fu manchu starring christopher lee in the title role. Anyone who scoffs at yellow face or simply gets infuriated by racial politics should probably avoid this one, as should anyone impressionable to this sort of hokum. The mask of fu manchu 1932 classic horror film board. Fu manchu races against a team of englishmen to find the tomb of ghengis khan.
Read wikipedias article on this infamous character if youre curious to read about. Our old friend, the insidious evil doctor fu manchu, returns in the mask of fu manchu, the fifth book in sax romers classic mystery series. The mask of fu manchu part five of serialization in colliers june 4, 1932 rohmer, sax on. An uncut print of mask of fu manchu is also available via filesharing program emule, which i use regularly and highly recommend for tracking down hardtofind movies. The mask of fu manchu 1932, with boris karloff and myrna loy. At the time of its first release, the film was considered racist and offensive by representatives of the chinese government. Mask of fu manchu, the 1932 movie clip well, three. Around 1972 two beautiful 35mm prints of the fredric march jekyll and hyde and the mask of fu manchu made the rounds as a double bill. A scene from the 1932 film the mask of fu manchu, with boris karloff and myrna loy. Jul 12, 2015 karloff, the man who one day would be wong, was next to play the master criminal for the mask of fu manchu 1932, a production beset by such behind the scenes chaos that, according to a 1959 interview with the actor, karloff was handed his first copy of the script as he left the makeup room for the film set on the first day of recording. It was written by irene kuhn, edgar allan woolf and john willard based on the 1932 novel. The mask of fu manchu 1932 11051932 us adventure, horror, science fiction 1h 8m user score. Behind the mask 1932 ganzer film deutsch film online. Boris karloff is the diabolical genius fu manchu who only wishes to conquer the world with the help of his beautiful but equally nefarious daughter fah lo see played by the exquisite.
The studio didnt cheap out on the elaborate sets and special effects, but it did follow universals lead by burying its star under heavy makeup, which oland had previously eschewed. In the 1970s, mask of fu manchu was cut slightly by about 3 minutes, removing references deemed particularly offensive to the asianamerican community including several racial remarks and an extended version of the famous whipping scene. The mask of fu manchu part five of serialization in. Sep 15, 2012 a scene from the 1932 film the mask of fu manchu, with boris karloff and myrna loy. Em 1932 surgiu o famoso the mask of fu manchu com boris karloff e myrna loy. Jun 29, 2008 around 1972 two beautiful 35mm prints of the fredric march jekyll and hyde and the mask of fu manchu made the rounds as a double bill. The mask of fu manchu 1932 is an adventure, horror movie starring boris karloff and lewis stone. British agent nayland smith lewis stone sends archaeologist lionel barton lawrence grant to find the tomb of genghis khan before fu manchu does. The mask of fu manchu 1932 the league of dead films.
The mask of fu manchu is a typical mgm production, with a headlining star, a name supporting cast, and lavish production values. Only a mask stands between the devil doctor and world conquest. Dec 01, 2016 the mask of fu manchu is a typical mgm production, with a headlining star, a name supporting cast, and lavish production values. The face of fu manchu is a 1965 thriller film directed by don sharp and based on the characters created by sax rohmer. Fu manchu, evil contemporary warlord with an unquenchable ambition to extinguish the white race in his lust for power. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Guys in trouble charles starrett in the mask of fu. Fu manchu is a 1930 american precode film directed by rowland v. The mask of fu manchu part five of serialization in colliers june 4, 1932. The thursday horror picture show will screen the mask of fu manchu on thursday, sept.
Fu manchu takes a tarantula out of a container holding other tarantulas, a gila monster, some some small snakes, and another lizard, maybe a chuckwalla. Seen today, the movie is shocking for the racism of its plot and script, but even more astonishing in the early 21st century is the realization that, in 1932, reasonably intelligent, discerning filmgoers the very highquality audience that irving thalberg, no less who produced the mask of fu manchu was cultivating was expected to accept. Movie the mask of fu manchu released on november 05, 1932. The mask of fu manchu 1932 official trailer, organic. Smashing first appearance by boris karloff, who summons captive sir lionel lawrence grant, who remains unmoved by offers of money, and the doctors daughter myrna loy, no less. The most controversial incarnation of the character was mgms the mask of fu manchu 1932 starring boris karloff and myrna loy. The character was also extensively featured in cinema, television, radio, comic strips and comic books for over 90 years and he has also become an archetype of the evil criminal genius and mad scientist, while lending the name to. Seen today, the movie is shocking for the racism of its plot and script, but even more astonishing in the early 21st century is the realization that, in 1932, reasonably. Fu manchu myrna loy as his daughter the mask of fu manchu 1932 director charles brabin story sax rohmer costumes adrian metro goldwyn mayer le masque d or the mask of fu manchu 1932 real charles brabin boris karloff charles starrett. Behind the mask 1932 film complet en francais a 20170528t04. He sticks a needle in it to add its venom to the serum. Oct 04, 20 the mask of fu manchu is a lavish paranoid fantasy. Guys in trouble charles starrett in the mask of fu manchu. Released november 5th, 1932, the mask of fu manchu stars boris karloff, lewis stone, karen morley, myrna loy the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 12 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Fu manchu is a fictional villain character who was introduced in a series of novels by the english author sax rohmer during the first half of the 20th century. Wonderfully inventive exotic horror movie from the early days of talkies. Fu manchu kidnaps the scientist before he goes to china and. Based on sax rohmers pulp novels, the film presents fu manchu as the sinister head of an imperial nightmare stew, with various asian cultural elementscostume. Although a few of the fu manchu books are a bit trite in spots, and at times they certainly have the feel of the pulp fiction genre. It stars christopher lee as the eponymous villain, a chinese criminal mastermind, and nigel green as his pursuing rival nayland smith, a scotland yard detective the film was a britishwest german coproduction, and was the first in a fivepart series starring lee and produced. Karloff, the man who one day would be wong, was next to play the master criminal for the mask of fu manchu 1932, a production beset by such behindthescenes chaos that, according to a 1959 interview with the actor, karloff was handed his first copy of the script as he left the makeup room for the film set on the first day of recording. Charles starrett in the mask of fu manchu 1932 the fiancee of an archeologists daughter is captured by fu manchu and is whipped, then injected with a serum to make him obedient. The mask of fu manchu 1932 posters the movie database.
The mask of fu manchu 1932 the movie database tmdb. It is the second of three films starring warner oland as the fiendish fu manchu. The 35 print of fu manchu was flawless, and included all the racist parts. 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. The mask of fu manchu is a 1932 precode adventure film directed by charles brabin. Read wikipedias article on this infamous character if youre curious to read about other cinematic adaptations. Fu manchu 1951 avon, 1951 series published in english united states price 0. Starring boris karloff, myrna loy, lewis stone, karen morley, charles starrett, jean hersholt cinematography tony gaudio art direction cedric gibbons film editor ben lewis written by irene kuhn, edgar allan woolf, john willard from a.
Behind the mask 1932 film complet en francais hd streaming. With boris karloff, lewis stone, karen morley, charles starrett. Finland swedish title informal title fu manchus mask. Dr fu manchu is a fictional character in novels by british author sax rohmer during the first half of the 20th century the character was also featured extensively in cinema, television, radio, comic strips and comic books for over 90 years he has become an archetype of the evil genius. Dr fu manchu is a fictional character in novels by british author sax rohmer during the first half of the 20th century the character was also featured extensively in cinema, television, radio, comic strips and comic books for over 90 years he has become an. Brand an avon fantasy classic editing sol cohen credited color color dimensions. This time around he wants to use the funerary mask of ghengis khan to stir up a revolt in the far east as the british foreign office seeks to beat him to the. Fu manchus scheme here, which involves death rays and the mystical masksword combo of genghis kahn, are waylaid by a band of intrepid white archeologists and detectives.
Fu manchu, the villainous antagonist of sax rohmers novels, as the devil incarnate. Based on a story by sax rohmer, the british struggle to keep the evil dr. The film was suppressed for many years, but has been released on dvd uncut. In the meantime, mgm sprung for british horror sensation boris karloff, then riding high on the success of frankenstein, to star in 1932s the mask of fu manchu. It stars christopher lee as the eponymous villain, a chinese criminal mastermind, and nigel green as his pursuing rival nayland smith, a scotland yard detective. This time around he wants to use the funerary mask of ghengis khan to stir up a revolt in the far east as the british foreign office seeks to beat him to the draw by capturing the artifact first.
Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Behind the mask 1932 deutschland behind the mask 1932 kompletter film behind the mask 1932 ubersetzung. Indeed, the film is a feast for the eyes, from the elaborate costumes worn by stars karloff and loy, to the spectacular blackandwhite cinematography of gaetano tony gaudio, to the amazing set design provided. Then he picks up some tongs and pulls out a burmese python and makes it bite the arm one of his black slaves. The mask of fu manchu is a badventure film that is firmly entrenched in its time and place. Behind the mask 1932 ganzer film behind the mask 1932 synchronsprecher deutsch behind the mask 1932 download behind the mask 1932 online behind the mask 1932 watch online behind the mask 1932 film schauen behind the mask 1932 deutsche stimmen. The mask of fu manchu 1932 the fiancee of an archeologists daughter is captured by fu manchu and is whipped, then injected with a serum to make him obedient. The studio didnt cheap out on the elaborate sets and special effects, but it did follow universals. Based on sax rohmers pulp novels, the film presents fu manchu as the sinister head of an imperial nightmare stew, with various asian cultural elementscostume, religion, belief, weapons, armorthrown together without regard to their real life distinctions. 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. It was written by irene kuhn, edgar allan woolf and john willard based on the 1932 novel of the same name by sax rohmer. Fu manchu 1929, to seek revenge on those he holds responsible for the death of his wife and child.
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