Shadow Of Fu Manchu


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Fu Manchu was a fictional character created by author Sax Rohmer. The evil criminal genius character started in novels and then spanned comics, radio, movies, and television for decades. It was on radio in various forms in the early- to mid-1930s.

These recordings are from the syndicated series of 156 episodes that began in 1939 and serialized the first nine of Rohmer’s novels. These recordings are part of the Joe Hehn Memorial Collection. Mr. Hehn (1931-2020) was a pioneering collector of radio recordings when the hobby emerged in the 1960s.

Digitizing his collection of reel tapes and discs is the effort of a wide range of North American volunteers, and includes assistance from some international collectors. The groups supporting this effort with their funds, time, technology, and skills are the Old Time Radio Researchers and a small group of transcription disc preservationists who refer to themselves as the "The Knights of the Turning Table."


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.