Chandu the magician is a 1932 film about a madman who kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance who is opposed by chandu, a powerful hypnotist and yogi. Chandu the magician 1932 12 out of 4 chandu edmund lowe must stop a madman bela lugosi from blowing up the world with his death ray. For a full saturday afternoon of old theater serial nostalgia, grab this one asap. In this edition of chandu the magician i am featuring the phantom, which is considered to be the greatest movie serial of all time. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. Watch chandu the magician full movie online 123movies. Return of chandu, the magician is a 12 chapter serial released in 1934 by principal pictures. In the movie serial thed return of chandu bela lugosi played this part, which is kind. Chandu the magician 1932 directed by william cameron. Chandu the magician 1932 123movies 123 movies watch. Chandu the magician, volume 5 the return of roxor radio archives.
Adapted from the popular broadcast serial, this creepy classic conjures action and excitement at every turn. When delusional madman roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance, he is opposed by chandu, a powerful hypnotist and yogi. The 1930s chandu features can be just a little confusing to sort out. Bela lugosi, edmund lowe, irene ware, william cameron. The story introduces us to the villainous roxor bela lugosi, a mad scientist of sorts who kidnapped a scientist named robert regent henry b.
In the original movie, chandu the magician, lugosi played chandu s evil antagonist, but in the following serial listed here in the database as the return of chandu 1934i lugosi was given the role of the heroic magician himself. Bela lugosi plays frank chandler, alias chandu the magician, in this popular 12part serial of mysticism and intrigue. Chandler has been set loose to save his family who has been put into peril by the evil roxor, played by bela lugosi who not long after would play chandu himself in a movie serial. The 1932 film version of chandu the magician establishes chandu s fantastic powers in the opening sequence where he telepathically levitates a rope into the air that a fellow swami climbs before vanishing at the top. With the amazing production designer william cameron menzies in the directors chair, this is a relentless barrage of awesome effects. Roxor bela lugosi and the death ray in chandu the magician 1932.
Chandu the magician is a 1932 american precode mysteryfantasy film starring edmund lowe. Some 1939 episodes of chandu, the magician files sourced from. The return of chandu is a 1934 american 12 episode fantasy film serial based on the radio series chandu the magician. Bela lugosi features as the villainous roxor in this film adaptation of the wildly popular radio serial. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd. Broadcast during the depression and again in 1949, chandu the magician combines the best of crime fighting and eastern mysticism. In between the two runs of the series was a gap of twelve years, which meant the first run was prewar by. Chandu, the magician was an old time radio program from 193233. Directed for fox by marcel varnel and william cameron menzies in 1932, chandu the magician, based on the popular radio serial of the day, is a quick seventyone minutes of fun, pulp style adventure and suspense. Chandu the magician, a 1932 film adaptation of the radio series. The running time for the 1935 feature film, chandu on the magic island, is only 65 minutes.
Chandu the magician 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 1932 chandu the magician was produced as a film, with edmund lowe as chandu and bela lugosi as roxor. Chandu the magician is an american supernatural radio drama. A rare example of bela lugosi playing the romantic lead, it seems to have aimed higher than its budget allowed, though not without some success. Based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a. Frank chandler, a dignified globetrotting american, learned certain mystical secrets while studying under the wise men of the east. I was surprised at how well this film played with an upgraded blu player and a 60 tv screen. Outdoor scenes and well lit scenes in the movie seemed very clear, almost like watching the original from 84 years ago. Both the original and the revived versions of chandu the magician were sponsored by white king soap. Based upon the radio show of the same name this film is the story of chandu, real name frank chandler, a white man taught the secrets of the yogis. Old time radio shows download for free at zoot radio. In the movie serial thed return of chandu bela lugosi played this part, which is kind of interesting.
Created by raymond morgan and harry earnshaw, chandu the magician was one of the longestrunning adventure serials that aired on the radio. A revival on a different network took place 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. One of the longest running radio adventure serials. Although he did play chandu once upon a time these are all recordingf from the later series which virtually recreated all the earlier shows with tom collins of i love adventure fame he plays reggie york on that series as frank chandler aka chandu. The black magic cult of ubasti needs to kidnap the last known living princess from egypt so they can sacrifice her to their cat god. Action, horror and fantasy elements are scattered throughout this film but none of those elements ever come together to make a very interesting movie. Those secrets gave him nearunlimited psychic powers, turning him into chandu the magician. The show was first heard in the 1930s, and was revived in 1948.
Based on the radio serial of the same name, chandu the magician is a veritable rollercoaster ride of thrills and terror, boasting some of the best special effects of its period. Chandu film director born 1975, indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. The serial was originally released to be booked by theaters in any one of three ways. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Chandu the magician was an american radio drama that was heard on several different networks and aired in two distinctly different series, one in the 1930s and a revival 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. Mbc 31 four from the 1935 radio serial by dennis morrison.
The return of chandu chapters 1934 chapters 1 thru 12 bela lugosi the serial is based on the radio program chandu the magician. However, the good swami chandu wont let this happen and spends most of the movie fighting these evil goons until they are, naturally, vanquished. Chandrashekhar prasad 20 september 1964 31 march 1997, an indian activist and student leader. From the days when people believed that one could learn potent magic in the far east comes chandu, with the power to cloud mens minds just like the. Bela lugosi, who played the villain in a previous 1932 movie adaptation of chandu, here portrays the famed magician himself, better known to.
Chandu the magician adventure old time radio downloads. Although edmund lowe is chandu, bela steals the show as the villain of the piece. Chandu the magician is a 1932 american precode mysteryfantasy film starring edmund lowe as frank chandler and bela lugosi as the villain roxor that he must stop. Chandu s fiancee, the exotic princess of egypt, nadji maria alba, is believed to be the key to the resurrection of the ancient goddess ossana of ubasti, the black magic cult. Edmund lowe stars as suave frank chandler, better known to his enemies as chandu the magician. Rent chandu the magician 1932 starring edmund lowe and irene ware on dvd and bluray. Chandu the magician edmund lowe, dinner at eight, who calls upon mystical abilities to fight the megalomaniacal fiend. Movies and shows about magicians, prestidigitators etc. Based on the popular radio show in the early 1930s, chandu the magician is a supernatural adventure film in the vein of indiana jones which that was based on old serials such as chandu. And like indiana jones, chandu the magician is a fun and exciting film. However, lugosi did play the character in later serials that featured chandu the magician. Tom tyler, who played the phantom so expertly, had an untimely death at the age of fifty on may 1, 1954. Chandu the magician old time radio golden age of radio. Edmund lowe, bela lugosi, irene ware, william cameron menzies, marcel varnel.
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