One of over 700 "Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to "MCA/Universal" in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by "Universal" ever since. However, because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and may not have ever been televised.
The film is advertised as "The New Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu" in at least one big city Hearst paper. (The Rochester (NY) Journal & Post-Express)
The film had it's World Premire showing (as "The New Adventures of Fu Manchu") in both the Times Square and Brooklyn Paramount theatres on 2 May 1930.
(New York Sun, 1 May 1930)