Drums of Fu Manchu

Drums of Fu Manchu
Directed by	William Witney John English
Written by	Franklin Adreon Morgan B. Cox Ronald Davidson Norman S. Hall Barney A. Sarecky Sol Shor Sax Rohmer (novel)
Produced by	Hiram S. Brown Jr.
Starring	Henry Brandon William Royle Robert Kellard Gloria Franklin Olaf Hytten Tom Chatterton Luana Walters
Cinematography	William Nobles
Edited by	William Thompson Edward Todd
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release dates	March 15, 1940 (1940-03-15) (U.S. serial)[1] November 27, 1943 (1943-11-27) (U.S. feature)[1]
Running time	15 chapters / 269 minutes (serial)[1] 69 minutes (feature)[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$164,052 (negative cost: $166,312)[1]

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.