

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
1929-08-10 · 82 min · ★ 6.0
A Chinese doctor vows revenge against the allied troops who killed his wife and child during the Boxer Rebellion.
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- Directors
- Rowland V. Lee
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures, Rowland V. Lee Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Warner OlandDr. Fu Manchu
Neil HamiltonDr. Jack Petrie
Jean ArthurLia Eltham
O. P. HeggieInspector Nayland Smith
William AustinSylvester Wadsworth
Claude KingSir John Petrie
Charles A. StevensonGeneral Petrie
Evelyn SelbieFai Lu
Noble JohnsonLi Po
Laska WinterFu Mela
Wong ChungChinese Official (uncredited)
Lawford Davidson
Charles Giblyn
Tully Marshall
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