THE BRIDES OF FU MANCHU

GB / GER
1966
1hr 33mins
Dir: Don Sharp
Starring: Christopher Lee and Marie Versini

Fu Manchu kidnaps the wives and daughters of influential scientists as part of his plan for world domination

This is the second of the five crime movies that saw Christopher Lee play the fictional Asian villain Fu Manchu, and it features one short railway scene whereby Rupert Davies arrives into London on a ‘boat train’. This was filmed at Marylebone station with a train of ex-LMS coaching stock in the platform.

A smoky scene at Marylebone
The taxi road at the station with an earlier mode of transportation holding its own