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Encyclopedia > The Mask of Fu Manchu

An adventure/horror film released in 1932, featuring Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu and his capture of the sword and armour (including the mask) of Ghengis Khan. Look up Adventure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adventure (from Latin res adventura, a thing about to happen), chance, and especially chance of danger; so a hazardous enterprise or remarkable incident. ... Horror can mean several things: Horror (emotion) Horror fiction Horror film This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Boris Karloff (November 23, 1887 - February 2, 1969), born William Henry Pratt, was a famous actor in horror films. ... This article is about the fictional literature character. ... A sword (from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swerd lit. ... A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ... Masks in a Guatemalan Market Teen reading a book, while wearing a dinosaur mask A mask is a piece of material or kit worn on the face. ... Genghis Khan (Mongolian: Чингис Хаан, Jenghis Khan, Jinghis Khan, Chinghiz Khan, Jinghiz Khan, Chinggis Khan, Changaiz Khan, original name Temüjin, Temuchin, Mongolian: Тэмүүжин) (c. ...


It is considered the best of the Fu Manchu films produced in the 1930s. // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ...


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Fu Manchu (167 words)
Fu Manchu is a fictional villain of Chinese origin in a series of novels by Sax Rohmer.
Fu Manchu has appeared as a villainous character in several motion pictures and cliffhanger serials over the years.
The name was revived in a series starring Christopher Lee in the 1960s with The Face of Fu Manchu (1965), The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967), and The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968).
Fu Manchu at AllExperts (1540 words)
Fu Manchu is a fictional character, an evil genius of Manchu origin, first featured in a series of novels by Birmingham author Sax Rohmer (real name Arthur Sarsfield Ward) during the early years of the 20th century.
A master criminal, Fu Manchu works for the overthrow of Western civilization or the "White race." His murderous plots are marked by the extensive use of apparently Asian methods; he disdains guns or explosives, preferring dacoits, phansigars, and members of other secret societies as his agents armed with knives, or using "pythons and hamadryads...
Fu Manchu returned to the serial format in 1940 in Republic Pictures' Drums of Fu Manchu, a 15-episode serial considered to be one of the best the studio ever made which was later released as a feature film in 1943.
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