---
title: 'Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Witney'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 269
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/drums-of-fu-manchu-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035828/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)

1940 · 269 min · Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) is a 15-chapter Republic serial film based on the character created by Sax Rohmer. Though using the title of the ninth novel in the series, it actually is based on numerous elements from throughout the series to that point, cherry-picked by the writers. It starred Henry Brandon, William Royle and Robert Kellard. It was directed by the serial team of William Witney and John English and is often considered one of the best serial films ever made.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Witney](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-witney), [John English](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-english)
- **Screenplay:** [Franklin Adreon](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-adreon), [Ronald Davidson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-davidson), [Norman S. Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-s-hall), [Sol Shor](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-shor)
- **Producer:** [Hiram S. Brown Jr](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiram-s-brown-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [William Nobles](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-nobles)

## Cast

- [Luana Walters](https://cinepixo.com/people/luana-walters)
- [Henry Brandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-brandon) as Fu Manchu
- [Olaf Hytten](https://cinepixo.com/people/olaf-hytten)
- [Robert Kellard](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-kellard)

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