Republic Pictures planned to make a second "Fu Manchu" serial with Henry Brandon reprising the title role. The project was scrapped for diplomatic reasons, after the U.S. allied with China when it entered World War II. Brandon never worked in the serial genre again.
CHAPTER TITLES: 1) Fu Manchu Strikes, 2) The Monster, 3) Ransom in the Sky, 4) The Pendulum of Doom, 5) The House of Terror, 6) Death Dials a Number, 7) Vengeance of the Si Fan, 8) Danger Trail, 9) The Crystal of Death, 10) Drums of Doom, 11) The Tomb of Genghis Khan, 12) Fire of Vengeance, 13) The Devil's Tattoo, 14) Satan's Surgeon, 15) Revolt.
One of only two Hollywood productions in which character actor Henry Brandon received top billing. The other was When the North Wind Blows (1974).
The completed in-house editing date date on each chapter was:
Chapter 1 - Feb. 2, 1940
Chapter 2 - Feb. 9, 1940
Chapter 3 - Feb. 19, 1940
Chapter 4 - Feb. 29 ,1940
Chapter 5 - March 7, 1940
Chapter 6 - March 12, 1940
Chapter 7 - March 19, 1940
Chapter 8 - March 25, 1940
Chapter 9 - April 1, 1940
Chapter 10 - April 5, 1940
Chapter 11 - April 12, 1940
Chapter 12 - April 22, 1940
Chapter 13 - April 28, 1940
Chapter 14 - May 3, 1940
Chapter 15 - May 9, 1940
Completed in 48 working days.
The film was released with only the first six chapters available in the 26 Republic USA film exchange.
The exact budget (expected cost of production) for this serial was $164,052. The actual negative cost was exactly $166,312.