The serial was originally released to be booked by theaters in any one of three ways. Chandu the magician online using any of the 3 radio players below. Chandu the magician is an american supernatural radio drama. Magic, mirth and mystery highlight this tale starring horror legend bela lugosi dracula, white zombie as an evil lunatic set on destroying mankind with a gigantic deathdealing device. 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. This movie was based on a very popular radio serial of the 1930s. Marcel varnel and william cameron menzies kino lorber. The return of chandu chapters 1934 chapters 1 thru 12 bela lugosi the serial is based on the radio program chandu the magician. The 1932 film chandu the magician is a prime example of the macguffin science fiction subgenre that would become increasingly popular in the forties, and which had permeated the hollywood film and radio serials since the teens.
Chandu the magician old time radio golden age of radio. Chandu the magician manufactured on demand, full frame. Followed in 1934 by a twelvepart serial called the return of chandu. Chandu the magician edmund lowe, dinner at eight, who calls upon mystical abilities to fight the megalomaniacal. Directed by william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. 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 directed by william cameron menzies. Chandu the magician big little book photoplay edition by harry earnshaw and vera oldham published by the saalfield publishing company, 1935 hardcover pictorial, acceptable condition, wear to edges, scuffing to covers, missing backstrip off the spine remains securely bound very minor page separation does not effect binding, binding tight, pages clean, black and white. Safe journeys to all the fans of chandu the magician, wherever you may be. Mbc 31 four from the 1935 radio serial by dennis morrison. The film itself is beautifully art directed by william cameron menzies and features a wonderful performance by lugosi as the villain, not the lead character chandu. Chandu, the magician 1948 these episodes of chandu, the magician are from the 1948 run of this adventure serial. But, hey, if youre going to keep someone in the series, it should be lugosi.
One of the longest running radio adventure serials. Irene ware and edmund lowe in chandu the magician 1932. 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. Edmund lowe stars as the title character, a magician who can make men see what is not there. When delusional madman roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance, he is opposed by chandu. The 1932 fox film corporation film chandu the magician, is about a magician who uses hypnotic powers to foil the schemes of a megalomaniac who wants to rule the world. Written by vera oldham and starring tom collins as frank chandlerchandu.
Chandu the magician is a 1932 american precode mysteryfantasy film directed by william cameron menzies and marcel varnel. With edmund lowe, irene ware, bela lugosi, herbert mundin. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Sep 04, 2016 chandu the magician 1932, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such film. Worlds greatest magician chandu the great, mumbai, maharashtra, india. Chandu the magician mbc 9 old time radio serial duration. This time, lugosi graduated to the good guy, playing chandu opposite maria alba mr. Media in category chandu the magician film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Aug 26, 2016 this feature is not available right now.
If you have come to this site to find pirated or illegal material, you will be disappointed. Listen to 166 episodes of chandu, the magician for free. Jul 27, 2014 chandu the magician mbc 9 old time radio serial duration. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray netflix. However, lugosi did play the character in later serials that featured chandu the magician. Both the original and the revived versions of chandu the magician were sponsored by white king soap. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
Bela lugosi steals every scene as the evil roxor, a role he tackles with demonic zeal. Chandu the magician adventure old time radio downloads. Created by raymond morgan and harry earnshaw, chandu the magician was one of the longestrunning adventure serials that aired on the radio. Following chandu the magician was the twelvechapter serial the return of chandu 1934. In this edition of chandu the magician i am featuring the phantom, which is considered to be the greatest movie serial of all time. Chandu, the magician 166 shows old time radio in mp3. It wasnt lost or even mislaid it was just in that curious limbo where nearly all. Starring gayne whiteman, margaret macdonald, bob bixby and betty webb. Action, horror and fantasy elements are scattered throughout this film but none of those elements ever come together to make a very interesting movie. Oct 08, 20 chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. Chandu the magician 1932, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such film. 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.
Pages in category german magicians the following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. Bela lugosi, who played the villain in a previous 1932 movie adaptation of chandu, here portrays the famed magician himself, better known to friends and family as kindly frank chandler. The two series starred frank chandler, also known as chandu, an american who had learned mystical arts, such as astral projection. Like chandu, mandrakes power resided in his ability to use hypnosis as a potent hallucinatory force against his enemies. Blackadder1 episode blackstone the magic detective56 episodes.
Written by vera oldham and starring tom collins as frank chandler chandu. One of the longest running radio adventure serials, the series was created by harry a. In the past, many of you have expressed a desire to help zoot radio. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc. They reunited for a followup serial, chandu on the magic island 1935. Frank chandler, a dignified globetrotting american, learned certain mystical secrets while studying under the wise men of the east. The character of chandu may also have inspired the comic strip mandrake the magician, created by lee falk the phantom in 1934.
When delusional madman roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray. Chandu the magician, bluray, action adventure, 738329206215. Chandu the magician photoplay edition little big book. Mar 18, 2017 following chandu the magician was the twelvechapter serial the return of chandu 1934. German translation of magician collins englishgerman. A naive action thriller with a story from the lower rungs of the comic book imagination, chandu is set in the white mans conception of exotic egypt. Chandu the magician, dvd, manufactured on demand, full frame, mono sound, ntsc format, action adventure, 024543585855.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Bela lugosi plays frank chandler, alias chandu the magician, in this popular 12part serial of mysticism and intrigue. Based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a. Broadcast during the depression and again in 1949, chandu the magician combines the best of crime fighting and eastern mysticism. 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. Some 1939 episodes of chandu, the magician files sourced from. Bear this death ray in the hands of roxor means an end to goodness. As chandu the magician, he can create illusions, can create a double of himself, and can see the future in a crystal ball. 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. Chandu the magician was heard on several different networks and aired in two distinctly different series, one in the 1930s and a revival 12 years later.
See more ideas about poster, the magicians and circus poster. The radio series was broadcast from 1932 to 1933, and fox obtained the rights hoping the film would appeal to. This lobby card is a rare find, especially in such admirable condition, and pictures both of the stars. Chandu the magician was revived on the mutualdon lee network on june 28, 1948 as a 15minute weekday program. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The show was first heard in the 1930s, and was revived in 1948. Worlds greatest magician chandu the great pioneer first generation 1922 2007. 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. The film was based on a popular radio program of the time. There was also another film in 1935, again with lugosi, called chandu on the magic island. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases.
Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. Free download from source, api support, millions of users. Sourced in a radio serial, the marvelously entertaining chandu the magician plays as if it were really meant for children except for a scene or two that revel in precode extremes. Tom tyler, who played the phantom so expertly, had an untimely death at the age of fifty on may 1, 1954. Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film. The return of chandu is a 1934 american 12 episode fantasy film serial based on the radio series chandu the magician. Chandu, the magician 19490124 in the grip of dark forces chandu, the magician 19490125 the voice of chandu chandu, the magician 19490126 struggle in the dark chandu, the magician 19490127 the mark of the cobra god chandu, the magician 19490128 banished to oblivion chandu, the magician 19490203 black steps. 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. In between the two runs of the series was a gap of twelve years, which meant the first run was prewar by three years and the second run was postwar by three years. Zoot radio, free old time radio show downloads of chandu the magician.
It wasnt lost or even mislaid it was just in that curious limbo where nearly all fox films made before the merger with. Chandu is also slang for a type of smokeable opium. Previously available on dvd from 20th century fox home entertainment, both individually and in the fox horror classics vol. From the days when people believed that one could learn potent magic in the far east comes chandu, with the power to.
In this edition of chandu the magician i am presenting, in its entirety, all 15 chapters of the 1937 dick tracy serial, which is considered by many people, to be the best one ever made. 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. German translation of magician the official collins englishgerman dictionary online. A revival on a different network took place 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. Bela lugosi chandu the magician vintage comics, vintage posters, magician party, a. Chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. Chandu the magician, volume 5 the return of roxor radio archives. The two series starred frank chandler, also known as chandu, an american who had learned mystical arts, such as astral projection, which he used to. Rent chandu the magician 1932 starring edmund lowe and irene ware on dvd and bluray. Chandu the magician 1932 monstergirls halloween 2015 special feature. Meanwhile chandu the magician, while finding fans in such genre aficionados as ray harryhausen, disappeared into. Meanwhile chandu the magician, while finding fans in such genre.
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