During the Boxer Rebellion in China during the early 20th century, in which a Chinese secret society attacked all westerners and anyone who associated with them, Dr. Fu Manchu's wife and child are killed by foreigners.
Is this movie worth your time today? Probably not, unless you are a total nerd for early sound films or want to see where the whole Fu Manchu thing started. If you like fast action or movies that don't make you feel awkward about old-school makeup, you will probably hate this one. 🎬 It’s a 1929 movie, so it has that ...
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Rowland V. Lee
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"Is this movie worth your time today? Probably not, unless you are a total nerd for early sound films or want to see where the whole Fu Manchu thing started. If you like fast action or movies that don't make you feel awkward about old-school makeup, you will probably hate this one. 🎬 It’s a 1929 movie, so it has that heavy, stiff feeling that a lot of early talkies have. The microphones back then were basically giant boxes they had to hide in flower pots, so nobody moves much. The story start..."
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Florence Ryerson, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sax Rohmer, Lloyd Corrigan, George Marion Jr.
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