The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932 film)
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The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932 film) is a pre-Code adventure-horror movie in which Boris Karloff portrays the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu seeking world domination through a mystical artifact, noted today for both its atmospheric style and its controversial racial stereotypes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932 film) canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932 film) Context triple: [Leon Gordon, workedOn, The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932 film)]
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A.
The Face of Fu Manchu
The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 British-German crime thriller film that launched a series of movies about the fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu, produced by Harry Alan Towers and starring Christopher Lee in the title role.
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B.
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1980 comedy film that parodies the classic Fu Manchu villain character, notable as Peter Sellers’ final movie role.
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The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film that introduces the infamous criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, adapted from Sax Rohmer’s popular series of novels.
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D.
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu is a 1967 British–Hong Kong crime adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, starring Christopher Lee as the infamous criminal mastermind.
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E.
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1930 American crime thriller film featuring the infamous fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu in a tale of revenge and intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932 film) Target entity description: The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932 film) is a pre-Code adventure-horror movie in which Boris Karloff portrays the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu seeking world domination through a mystical artifact, noted today for both its atmospheric style and its controversial racial stereotypes.
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A.
The Face of Fu Manchu
The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 British-German crime thriller film that launched a series of movies about the fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu, produced by Harry Alan Towers and starring Christopher Lee in the title role.
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B.
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1980 comedy film that parodies the classic Fu Manchu villain character, notable as Peter Sellers’ final movie role.
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C.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film that introduces the infamous criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, adapted from Sax Rohmer’s popular series of novels.
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D.
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu is a 1967 British–Hong Kong crime adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, starring Christopher Lee as the infamous criminal mastermind.
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E.
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1930 American crime thriller film featuring the infamous fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu in a tale of revenge and intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure film
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film ⓘ horror film ⓘ pre-Code Hollywood film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Fu Manchu character by Sax Rohmer ⓘ |
| censorshipHistory | later television and home-video prints removed or altered some racist dialogue ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Dr. Fu Manchu – Boris Karloff
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linked to:
Dr. Fu Manchu
Fah Lo See – Myrna Loy ⓘ Nayland Smith – Lewis Stone ⓘ
linked to:
Lewis Stone
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| cinematographyBy | Tony Gaudio ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director |
Charles Brabin
ⓘ
Charles Vidor ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tom Held ⓘ |
| era |
Golden Age of Hollywood
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linked to:
Hollywood Golden Age
|
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Dr. Fu Manchu
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Fah Lo See ⓘ Nayland Smith ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Orientalist fantasy
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colonial anxieties ⓘ world domination ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exotic and expressionistic production design
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pre-Code violence and sadism ⓘ racial and ethnic stereotypes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Fu Manchu film series ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
Dr. Fu Manchu seeks to obtain the sword and mask of Genghis Khan to inspire an Asian uprising against the West
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linked to:
The Mask of Fu Manchu
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| producer | Hunt Stromberg ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 68 minutes ⓘ |
| scoreComposer | William Axt ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Edgar Allan Woolf
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Irene Kuhn ⓘ John Willard ⓘ |
| setIn |
England
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an archaeological site in Asia ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary to early 1930s ⓘ |
| starring |
Boris Karloff
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Charles Starrett ⓘ Jean Hersholt ⓘ Karen Morley ⓘ Lewis Stone ⓘ Myrna Loy ⓘ |
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