Editing Fu Manchu (section)

=== Television ===
A half-hour pilot was produced in 1952 for [[NBC]]'s consideration starring [[Cedric Hardwicke]] as Sir [[Denis Nayland Smith]], [[John Carradine]] as Dr. Fu Manchu, and [[Reed Hadley]] as Dr. John Petrie. NBC turned it down without broadcasting it, but it has been screened at special events.

The television arm of [[Republic Pictures]] produced a 13-episode syndicated series, ''[[The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu]]'' (1956), starring [[Glen Gordon]] as Dr. Fu Manchu, [[Lester Matthews]] as Sir Denis Nayland Smith, and [[Clark Howat]] as Dr. John Petrie. The title sequence depicted Smith and Dr. Fu Manchu in a game of chess as the announcer stated that "the devil is said to play for men's souls. So does Dr. Fu Manchu, evil incarnate." At the conclusion of each episode, after Nayland Smith and Petrie had foiled Dr. Fu Manchu's latest fiendish scheme, Dr. Fu Manchu would be seen breaking a black chess piece in a fit of frustration (black king's bishop, always the same scene, repeated) just before the closing credits rolled. It was directed by [[Franklin Adreon]], as well as [[William Witney]]. Dr. Fu Manchu was never allowed to succeed in this TV series. Unlike the Holmes/Watson type relationship of the films, the series featured Smith as a law enforcement officer and Petrie as a staff member for the [[Surgeon-General (United Kingdom)|Surgeon-General]].<ref name="Hanke"/> Though Republic had planned to film 78 episodes for the series, a dispute with Sax Rohmer ended the series after only 13 episodes were produced.