As Christopher Lee said, the first one should have been the last one. The Castle of Fu Manchu is the worst of the lot, but the first two are good, if questionable today. The first movie in the series is made better by Nigel Green as Nayland Smith. Here is the British pressbook. One thing, the pressbook states that the saying "one picture is worth a thousand words" is a Chinese proverb. Nope. Not even close. Fred R. Barnard is credited with saying it in 1921, although he did pretend it was a Chinese proverb.
ComicRack reader version: Download Face of Fu Manchu Pressbook
Let's face it, you can see more pressbooks from Zombos' Closet.
The NYC "Fu Manchu For Mayor" campaign didn't hurt.
The posters were all over the subways.
Posted by: Joe Dante | January 30, 2022 at 09:10 PM
https://www.zomboscloset.com/zombos_closet_of_horror_b/2012/10/face-of-fu-manchu-pressbook.html
Yes, US pressbook has stronger layout and promotion. The near-psychadelic art is definitely cooler.
Posted by: John | January 30, 2022 at 07:18 PM
The US campaign by Seven Arts was a lot better, with very cool poster art.
Posted by: Joe Dante | January 30, 2022 at 03:39 PM