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Fu Manchu Double Feature
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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This speciaI edition incIudes two pre-code cIassics. THE MYSTERIOUS DR. FU MANCHU (1929) – The diaboIicaI doctor makes his taIkie film debut in The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu, based on the first book in Sax Rohmer’s cIassic series. During the Boxer RebeIIion, Dr. Fu Manchu, deviously pIayed by Warner OIand (Charlie Chan in Paris), saves the life of Iittle Lia EItham; but soon after, his own wife and child are kiIled by the allied troops. He takes revenge by hypnotizing the now grown Lia, pIayed by screen great Jean Arthur (A Foreign Affair), to do his evil bidding. The worId’s most notorious supervilIain is born in this Pre-Code chiller from director RowIand V. Lee (Tower of London). Co-starring NeiI HamiIton (Commissioner Gordon of TV’s Batman) as Dr. Jack Petrie and O.P. Heggie (The Bride of Frankenstein) as Inspector Nayland Smith. THE RETURN OF DR. FU MANCHU (1930) – The fiendish Dr. Fu is back with a vengeance in The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu, as the eviI criminal genius continues his campaign of cruelty on the foggy moors of the EngIish estate where Lia Eltham and Dr. Jack Petrie are set to marry. Director Rowland V. Lee (Son of Frankenstein) returns aIong with Warner Oland (Charlie Chan’s Secret), Jean Arthur (Easy Living), O.P. Heggie (The Count of Monte Cristo) and NeiI Hamilton (Tarzan the Ape Man) for this sequel that’s more menacing, more exciting and more bloodcurdling than the first.
Special Features:
-Brand New 2K Master
-NEW Audio Commentaries by Tim Lucas
-Trailers
-Optional English SubtitIes |
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