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A spate of kidnappings of young women take place in various
countries, after which their fathers travel abroad for weeks
at a time. It seems the men are all scientists or engineers
skilled in the transmission of radio waves, being forced to
work under threat of harm to their daughters. The villain
of the piece plans to have constructed for him a piece of
apparatus compact and powerful enough to direct masses of
energy from one point to another. In doing so, he will possess
a weapon with which to hold the world to ransom. And who should
be behind this dastardly wicked and evil scheme? Why none
other than Fu Manchu. What do you mean, you guessed that from
the title?...
On
the case is Assistant Commissioner Nayland Smith (Douglas
Wilmer) of Scotland Yard, with his regular companion Doctor
Petrie (Howard Marion-Crawford), an eminent pathologist. In
all but name they are Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson; Smith
is too perfect for his own good, and Petrie is an educated
but bumbling fool, prompting recall of the Basil Rathbone
portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character. For no other
reason than it appears logical, Smith suspects his arch nemesis
of the kidnappings. Can it be true? Could Fu Manchu (Christopher
Lee) still be alive? You betcha stick-on-moustache he is!
After two attempts at abduction are foiled in London (right
outside the Tower!), the third succeeds, and it is then up
to Smith to find the underground lair of Fu Manchu before
terrible devastation is wreaked in the name of power.
The
first demonstration of power is to be the destruction of the
Winsor Castle (obviously, they only succeeded in setting it
ablaze 25 years or so after the fact!). However, the Winsor
Castle turns out to be a ship. The next main target is to
be the international peace conference taking place in London.
"Quick, men, on to the roof. Destroy that aerial before it
picks up EastEnders."
The
villain's underground headquarters is reminiscent of a Chinese
temple, and the characters within this setting play very much
like an episode of Thunderbirds in which Fu Manchu
could so easily be The Hood. There's even a pit of peril,
in this case containing snakes.
"Mister
Tr...acy. I th...think we're g...going to need p...pod five."
"Okay,
Brains. Off you go, Virgil. Be careful, son, he has a radio
and he's not afraid to use it."
Watch it in glorious SuperOrientNation.
Ty
Power
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