Does anyone on this board know if the 3 Fu Manchu films that Warner Oland starred in between 1929-31 are available on DVD? I watched "The Mask of Fu Manchu" for the first time last night with Boris Karloff in the title role, and was curious if anyone knows if the Oland films have yet been distributed.
I believe that the films would be available through the "grey market." I received a gift of "The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu" from a friend for Christmaswhich came from Sinister Cinema. Very good quality.
Thanks for this info, Rush. I just checked out Sinister Cinema - lots of old forgotten classics out there. Unfortunately I couldn't find Oland's The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu" - perhaps sold out all his copies.
I will keep looking though as I would sure love to get my hands on this along with Oland's "Return of Fu Manchu" and "Daughter of the Dragon".
Thanks again! Have fun at the weekly Chan meet tonight and give my best to all!
I've never seen these films, but I understand that a certain adult oriented magazine published with a well known fondness of classic films is a fan and he paid to have them restored and preserved. (He also contributed heavily to the restoration of the Sherlock Holmes series.)
I read on a classic horror board that the copies selling on ebay are quite good. There is some speculation that these copies are derived from the restorations noted above.
I got a copy of "Daughter of the Dragon" from www.marscollective.com but the picture quality was mediocre. It obviously was transferred from VHS, but I guess it was still watchable.