Name: The Mask of Fu Manchu
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1932-11-04
Duration: 1 h 8 min
Cast: Boris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley, Charles Starrett, Myrna Loy

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The Frankenstein of the Orient!

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.

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Pre-WWII Adventure
Yellow Peril Narrative
Orientalist Stereotypes
Political Intrigue
Historical Setting
Exotic Locale
Pulp Adventure
Cult Classic

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Directed by: Charles Brabin
Written by: Sax Rohmer, Edgar Allan Woolf, Irene Kuhn
Produced by: Charles Vidor
Music by: William Axt

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Facts

November 4, 1932 · 1 h 8 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery

Released: November 4, 1932
Runtime: 1 h 8 min
Content: Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Budget: $327,627
Available in: 5 countries

Tropes

Dragon Lady, The Walls Are Closing In, Damsel in Distress +9

Dragon Lady
The Walls Are Closing In
Damsel in Distress
Bond Villain Stupidity
Shirtless Captives
Sacrificial Lamb
For Doom the Bell Tolls
Femme Fatale
Daddy's Little Villain
Kick the Dog
Technicolor Science
Interchangeable Asian Cultures

12 of 43 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Where can I stream The Mask of Fu Manchu?

TCM

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In the United States, The Mask of Fu Manchu streams on TCM, and it is free with ads on Fawesome. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 1 other country.

Is The Mask of Fu Manchu worth watching?

66

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 6.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 78%). Critics rate it higher (78 out of 100) than audiences (57).

Will The Mask of Fu Manchu scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Not much for a horror movie: scares are rated 3 of 10 and tension 7.

What tropes does The Mask of Fu Manchu use?

Dragon LadyThe Walls Are Closing InDamsel in DistressBond Villain StupidityShirtless CaptivesSacrificial LambFor Doom the Bell TollsFemme FataleDaddy's Little VillainKick the DogTechnicolor ScienceInterchangeable Asian Culturesand 31 more

TV Tropes lists 43 tropes for it, including Dragon Lady, The Walls Are Closing In, and Damsel in Distress.