The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries – Episode 5: In The Box

The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries (1923) were a series of silent shorts based on the Sax Rohmer-penned novels featuring the mystery man of the show’s title, starring Harry Agar Lyons as Fu Manchu, Joan Clarkson as Karamenah, Fred Paul as Nayland Smith, Humberston Wright as Dr. Petrie, and Julie Sudo as Zarmi.

In this episode, Petrie and Nayland Smith are hiding in a box. But why are they hiding in a box?

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Notes:

1. Made on October 1st, 2023

The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries – Episode 4: The Magician

The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries (1923) were a series of silent shorts based on the Sax Rohmer-penned novels featuring the mystery man of the show’s title, starring Harry Agar Lyons as Fu Manchu, Joan Clarkson as Karamenah, Fred Paul as Nayland Smith, Humberston Wright as Dr. Petrie, and Julie Sudo as Zarmi.

In this episode, a magic show…

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Notes:

1. I made this on October 2nd, 2023

The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries – Episode 3: On Pipes

The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries (1923) were a series of silent shorts based on the Sax Rohmer-penned novels featuring the mystery man of the show’s title, starring Harry Agar Lyons as Fu Manchu, Joan Clarkson as Karamenah, Fred Paul as Nayland Smith, Humberston Wright as Dr. Petrie, and Julie Sudo as Zarmi.

In this episode, Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie ruminate upon the nature of pipes…

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Notes:

1. I made this on October 1st, 2023

The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries – Episode 2: The Amazing Zarmi

The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries (1923) were a series of silent shorts based on the Sax Rohmer-penned novels featuring the mystery man of the show’s title, starring Harry Agar Lyons as Fu Manchu, Joan Clarkson as Karamenah, Fred Paul as Nayland Smith, Humberston Wright as Dr. Petrie, and Julie Sudo as Zarmi.

In this episode, a somewhat despondent Petrie is taken to see the beautiful but mysterious Zarmi, who is reputed to be the most charming woman in the whole of London…

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Notes:

1. I made this on September 30th, 2023
2. Once again from the bones of The Mystery Of Fu Manchu

The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries – Episode 1: The Powerful Look

The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries (1923) were a series of silent shorts based on the Sax Rohmer-penned novels featuring the mystery man of the show’s title, starring Harry Agar Lyons as Fu Manchu, Joan Clarkson as Karamenah, Fred Paul as Nayland Smith, Humberston Wright as Dr. Petrie, and Julie Sudo as Zarmi.

In this first episode, Karamaneh meets with Petrie and Nayland and has a strange request…

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Notes:

1. I made this on October 3rd, 2023
2. Using edits from The Mystery Of Fu Manchu