Wow, given all the good reviews, I must have seen a different movie – I thought this a contender for "Worse Movie Ever That I Actually Watched All the Way Through" award! I love B movies even with highly implausible or silly plots but this one was tough to get through. Given the cast of Karloff, Stone, Hersholt, and Loy, I expected to like it, even though I don't care much for "evil mastermind" type movies. I thought Karloff and Loy were good and Karloff was suitably evil and Loy oh so good and campy in her lustfulness for the Charles Starett character (well, he was awfully good looking). The most irritating aspect of the movie was the daughter of the captured archaeologist (played by Karen Morley). She was hysterical all the time and could easily be a finalist for the "Dumbest Woman on the Planet" prize. Given the many well written and generally positive reviews of this movie, perhaps I should give this movie a second look - but probably won't.
Review of The Mask of Fu Manchu
