The Mask of Fu Manchu 05/11/24

MGM’s delirious pre-Code Yellow Peril adventure was once severely censored for its exotic tortures and suggestions that Myrna Loy’s sadistic femme fatale was also a sexual pervert. Karloff’s Fu Manchu is a scary example of pulp xenophobia, a racist manifestation of every Anglo fear about the ‘mysterious East.’ An example of a restored dialogue line: “We must KILL the white man and TAKE his women!”  Who says classic horror has to be PC friendly?  With Karen Morley and Lewis Stone — and a Gregory Mank commentary. On Blu-ray from The Warner Archive Collection.
05/11/24