UK, 1924
35mm film, black and white
silent
An eight-chapter horror film serial directed by Fred Paul.
Plot Summary
Fu Manchu is revived and his arch enemies Nayland Smith and Dr Petrie are soon on his trail. Along the way they meet the ape-like “Coughing Horror,” rescue a clergyman from Fu Manchu and eventually meet for a final showdown in Fu Manchu's lair.
Episodes
1. The Midnight Summons
2. The Coughing Horror
3. Cragmire Tower
4. The Green Mist
5. The Café L'Egypte
6. The Golden Pomegranates
7. Karamenah
8. Greywater Park
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Fred Paul
Stoll Film Company
Adaptation: Fred Paul
Based on the Stories by: Sax Rohmer
Photography: Frank Canham
Art Directed by: Walter Murton
Cast
Harry Agar Lyons (Dr Fu Manchu)
Fred Paul (Nayland Smith)
Dorinea Shirley (Karamaneh)
Humberstone Wright (Dr Petrie)
Fred Morgan (Antonio Strozza)
Johnny Butt (farmer)
Harry Rignold (Coughing Horror)
Henry Wilson (the deformed dacoit)
George Foley (Hagar)
Rolf Leslie (Kegan Van Roon/Ki Ming)
Frank Wilson (Inspector Weymouth)
Julie Suedo [Zarmi] *
Fred Hearn [waiter] *
Links
Sequel to
The Mystery of Dr Fu Manchu (1923)
References
Periodicals
The Bioscope vol.60 no.932 (21 August 1924) p.40
Revista Internacional del Cine no.31 (January-March 1958) p.14 – filmography
Books
Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis pp.160, 255
Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee pp.76, 77, 154, 169
Up from the Vault: Rare Thrillers of the 1920s and 1930s by John T. Soister pp.26-28 – credits, synopsis
