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Posted: 8/28/2009
Synopsis: A battle of strong wills is the focus of this Australia-set western: a sheep herder needs pasture for his flock to graze but finds strong opposition from local landowners. watch
Aug. 1: As President Barack Obama and nearly two dozen aides with Cabinet rank huddle at Blair House to assess their first six months in office, MSNBC s Chris Matthews joins Lester Holt to offer his own assessment. watch
Question: Greetings! I have rather vague but persistent memories of a TV series based on the evil Chinese doctor Fu Manchu (I think he was a doctor) that aired in the late '50s. I grew up in the New York City area and perhaps it was more of a local show. Any help? Thanks.
Answer: It wasn't a local show, Richard, but it was syndicated, so it's tough to say exactly where it aired around the country. I can tell you, however, that 39 episodes of The Adventures of Fu Manchu were produced from 1955-56, starring Glen Gordon as the nefarious doctor. (Yep, he had his degree, though for all I know it might have been one of those honorary certificates you get when you're famous and speak at graduation. Or perhaps he had to defend his thesis on poisoning the masses or something?)
Based on the characters created by writer Sax Rohmer, Fu Manchu revolved around the brilliant scientist and those who thwarted his noread more
