---
title: 'The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Vidor'
released: '1932-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 68
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mask-of-fu-manchu-1932'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023194/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)

1932 · 68 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Mask of Fu Manchu is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Charles Brabin. Written by Irene Kuhn, Edgar Allan Woolf and John Willard, it was based on the 1932 novel of the same name by Sax Rohmer. The film, featuring Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu and Myrna Loy as his daughter, revolves around Fu Manchu's quest for the golden sword and mask of Genghis Khan. Lewis Stone played his nemesis.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Vidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-vidor), [Charles Brabin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-brabin)
- **Screenplay:** [Sax Rohmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/sax-rohmer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Axt](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-axt)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tony Gaudio](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-gaudio)
- **Editor:** [Ben Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-lewis)

## Cast

- [Steve Clemente](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-clemente)
- [Chrispin Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/chrispin-martin)
- [Boris Karloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-karloff) as Fu Manchu
- [Jean Hersholt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-hersholt)
- [Karen Morley](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-morley)
- [Lawrence Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-grant)
- [Charles Starrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-starrett)
- [David Torrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-torrence)
- [Myrna Loy](https://cinepixo.com/people/myrna-loy) as Fah Lo Suee
- [E. Alyn Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-alyn-warren)
- [Tetsu Komai](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsu-komai)
- [Lewis Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-stone) as Denis Nayland Smith
- [Ferdinand Gottschalk](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferdinand-gottschalk)
- [Everett Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-brown)

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