The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

1930 film

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

Directed by	Rowland V. Lee
Written by	Lloyd Corrigan Florence Ryerson
Based on	The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
Produced by	Rowland V. Lee
Starring	Warner Oland O. P. Heggie Jean Arthur Neil Hamilton
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 2, 1930 (1930-05-02)
Running time	71-73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1930 American pre-Code film directed by Rowland V. Lee. It is the second of three films starring Warner Oland as the fiendish Fu Manchu, who returns from apparent death in the previous film, The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929), to seek revenge on those he holds responsible for the death of his wife and child.

Plot

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Cast

Warner Oland as Fu Manchu
O. P. Heggie as Inspector Nayland Smith
Jean Arthur as Lia Eltham
Neil Hamilton as Dr. Jack Petrie
Evelyn Hall as Lady Agatha Bartley
William Austin as Sylvester Wadsworth
Margaret Fealy as Lady Helen Bartley
Shayle Gardner as Detective Harding
Evelyn Selbie as Fai Lu
Olaf Hytten as Deacon at Wedding (uncredited)

Production

Writing

It was loosely adapted from the 1916 novel of the same name by Sax Rohmer.

Critical reception

The New York Times critic wrote, "melodramatic as the film is, it is not quite as exciting as its predecessor, The Mysterious Dr. Fu, in which Warner Oland did better work. O.P. Heggie as the inspector, Neil Hamilton as Petrie and Jean Arthur in the rôle of Lia are acceptable".

References

"The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930)". BFI. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
Film review, nytimes.com; accessed August 7, 2015.

External links

v t e Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
Novels	The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu (1913)
Characters	Fah Lo Suee Denis Nayland Smith
Films	The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929) The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930) Daughter of the Dragon (1931) The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) Drums of Fu Manchu (1940, 15-chapter serial) The Face of Fu Manchu (1965) The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967) The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968) The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969) The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980) Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Radio	The Shadow of Fu Manchu (1939–40)
Television series	The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956)
Related articles	Fu Manchu moustache The Yellow Claw (1915) Yellow Peril Sumuru Marvel Comics
Category

v t e Films directed by Rowland V. Lee
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Films directed by Rowland V. Lee

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