The Blood of Fu Manchu 1968  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Kiss and Kill
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Gotz George, Howard Marion-Crawford, Tsai Chin, Maria Rohm, Shirley Eaton, Frances Khan, Ricardo Palacios, Loni von Friedl, Marcelo Arroita-Jauregui, Isaura de Oliviera
In his quest to take over the world, the dastardly, diabolical, crazed Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) concocts a lipstick that contains a powerful poison–lethal only to men. His plan: have beautiful women wear the lipstick and kiss important men who are a hindrance to his goal. One of the intended victims is Detective Denis Nayland-Smith (Richard Greene), Fu Manchu's arch-nemesis. With help, our detective hero tracks down and saves the world while also finding an antidote for the poison.
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Dr. Orloff's Monster 1964  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Secret of Dr. Orloff
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Marcelo Arroita-Jauregui, Hugo Blanco, Luisa Sala, Agnes Spaak, Jose Rubio, Marta Reves, Heriberto Pastor Serrador, Daniel Blumer, Manuel Guitian, Perla Cristal
A mad scientist gets even madder when he finds out that his brother is sleeping with his wife. So he turns his brother into a robotic zombie, and the slaughters start. A poor sequel to the already poor "The Awful Dr. Orloff."
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Miss Muerte 1966  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: The Diabolical Dr. Z
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Mabel Karr, Fernando Montes, Estella Blain, Antonio Jimenez Escribano, Howard Vernon, Guy Mairesse, Marcelo Arroita-Jauregui, Lucia Prado, Ana Castor, Alberto Dalbes
This dark horror film from Jesus Franco follows Irma (Mabel Karr), the daughter of a scientist who died of a heart attack while working on mind-control experiments. Irma vows revenge on members of the Medical Council whom she holds responsible for her father's death. To accomplish her task, she uses her father's mind control techniques to take over Miss Muerte (Estella Blain) who has long, sharp, lethal fingernails.
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| 1. The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
aka: Kiss and Kill
2. Dr. Orloff's Monster (1964)
aka: The Secret of Dr. Orloff
3. Miss Muerte (1966)
aka: The Diabolical Dr. Z
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