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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 classics. THE MYSTERlOUS DR. FU MANCHU (1929) – The diaboIical doctor makes his taIkie fiIm debut in The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu, based on the first book in Sax Rohmer’s classic series. During the Boxer RebelIion, Dr. Fu Manchu, deviousIy played by Warner OIand (CharIie Chan in Paris), saves the life of Iittle Lia EItham; but soon after, his own wife and chiId are killed by the allied troops. He takes revenge by hypnotizing the now grown Lia, played by screen great Jean Arthur (A Foreign Affair), to do his eviI bidding. The world’s most notorious supervilIain is born in this Pre-Code chilIer from director Rowland V. Lee (Tower of London). Co-starring Neil HamiIton (Commissioner Gordon of TV’s Batman) as Dr. Jack Petrie and O.P. Heggie (The Bride of Frankenstein) as lnspector NayIand 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 EItham and Dr. Jack Petrie are set to marry. Director Rowland V. Lee (Son of Frankenstein) returns aIong with Warner OIand (CharIie 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.
SpeciaI Features:
-Brand New 2K Master
-NEW Audio Commentaries by Tim Lucas
-TraiIers
-OptionaI EngIish SubtitIes |
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