Drums of Fu Manchu

1940 - 15 Chapter


Plot

In this serial, Fu Manchu attempts to conquer the world by acquiring the Scepter of Genghis Khan, which will unite the people of Asia under his rule. The action heroics of the serial are provided by an original (for the serial) character, Allan Parker, a young American, who has allied himself with the traditional British literary nemeses of Fu Manchu, Sir Denis Nayland Smith and his associate, Dr. Flinders Petrie after his father is kidnapped and killed by Fu Manchu's dacoits.


Cast

Henry Brandon as Fu Manchu
William Royle as Sir Denis Nayland Smith
Robert Kellard as Allan Parker
Gloria Franklin as Fah Lo Suee
Olaf Hytten as Dr. Flinders Petrie
Tom Chatterton as Professor Edward Randolph
Luana Walters as Mary Randolph
John Merton as Loki
Dwight Frye as Professor Anderson
Lal Chand Mehra as Sirdar Prahni


Chapter titles

Fu Manchu Strikes
The Monster
Ransom in the Sky
The Pendulum of Doom
The House of Terror
Death Dials a Number
Vengeance of the Si Fan
Danger Trail
The Crystal of Death
Drums of Death
The Tomb of Genghis Khan
Fire of Vengeance
The Devil's Tattoo
Satan's Surgeon
Revolt!