it one of the funny thing about be young that one can be fool easily by advertising . i have speak before on another film and in which the commercial for the ( comedy ) film make it seem funny than it be . see the ad for this in 1981 make me think this be go to be a wildly funny film . what i and my brother who go and saw it with me do not know be that the scene use in the tv ad be the very last scene in the film . since this scene be the end result of all that come before in the film and i can only guess that there be nothing else funny to use . the last scene be and thanks to a youth potion and dr. fu manchu turn from a long bearded old man and into a bright young asian or elvis like rock star . ( with back up singer no less . ) set for no real reason and in the 1930 and peter seller do his best with the material at hand but he not give any really good reason for his comedic moment . the rest of the actor be just plain dull and my brother and i sit all through this barely laugh at anything . it be only natural that we be expect a pink panther type comedy and peter seller be so great at that . it a pitiful shame this be his last film before he die . his appearance on the muppet show be more entertaining than this ill conceive flop . still and i do not fault him . i fault everyone else involve for not try to make a good film of this . 2 star be be generous .