Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film. Chandu the magician adventure old time radio downloads. Tom tyler, who played the phantom so expertly, had an untimely death at the age of fifty on may 1, 1954. 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. 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. Irene ware and edmund lowe in chandu the magician 1932. Chandu the magician was revived on the mutualdon lee network on june 28, 1948 as a 15minute weekday program. Chandu the magician edmund lowe, dinner at eight, who calls upon mystical abilities to fight the megalomaniacal. If you have come to this site to find pirated or illegal material, you will be disappointed. The return of chandu chapters 1934 chapters 1 thru 12 bela lugosi the serial is based on the radio program chandu the magician. 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. Followed in 1934 by a twelvepart serial called the return of chandu. Jul 27, 2014 chandu the magician mbc 9 old time radio serial duration. As chandu the magician, he can create illusions, can create a double of himself, and can see the future in a crystal ball.
Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd. German translation of magician the official collins englishgerman dictionary online. Chandu is also slang for a type of smokeable opium. Blackadder1 episode blackstone the magic detective56 episodes. Created by raymond morgan and harry earnshaw, chandu the magician was one of the longestrunning adventure serials that aired on the radio.
Written by vera oldham and starring tom collins as frank chandler chandu. Chandu the magician, bluray, action adventure, 738329206215. Worlds greatest magician chandu the great home facebook. Some 1939 episodes of chandu, the magician files sourced from. The two series starred frank chandler, also known as chandu, an american who had learned mystical arts, such as astral projection. Listen to 166 episodes of chandu, the magician for free. From the days when people believed that one could learn potent magic in the far east comes chandu, with the power to. Sep 04, 2016 chandu the magician 1932, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such film.
Bela lugosi steals every scene as the evil roxor, a role he tackles with demonic zeal. The radio series was broadcast from 1932 to 1933, and fox obtained the rights hoping the film would appeal to. 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. In this edition of chandu the magician i am featuring the phantom, which is considered to be the greatest movie serial of all time. 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. Broadcast during the depression and again in 1949, chandu the magician combines the best of crime fighting and eastern mysticism. A revival on a different network took place 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray netflix. However, lugosi did play the character in later serials that featured chandu the magician. When delusional madman roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray. Written by vera oldham and starring tom collins as frank chandlerchandu. Chandu the magician is an american supernatural radio drama.
Chandu the magician is a 1932 american precode mysteryfantasy film directed by william cameron menzies and marcel varnel. Reissued on bluray by kino lorber, it concerns the adventures of the benign. Action, horror and fantasy elements are scattered throughout this film but none of those elements ever come together to make a very interesting movie. When delusional madman roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance, he is opposed by chandu. In the past, many of you have expressed a desire to help zoot radio.
One of the longest running radio adventure serials. Mbc 31 four from the 1935 radio serial by dennis morrison. Chandu the magician 1932, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such film. Directed by william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. Edmund lowe stars as the title character, a magician who can make men see what is not there. One of the longest running radio adventure serials, the series was created by harry a. Aug 26, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Like chandu, mandrakes power resided in his ability to use hypnosis as a potent hallucinatory force against his enemies. They reunited for a followup serial, chandu on the magic island 1935. Pages in category german magicians the following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
The serial was originally released to be booked by theaters in any one of three ways. Chandu, the magician 1948 these episodes of chandu, the magician are from the 1948 run of this adventure serial. 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. This movie was based on a very popular radio serial of the 1930s. Based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a. Free download from source, api support, millions of users. 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.
Worlds greatest magician chandu the great, mumbai, maharashtra, india. 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. Oct 08, 20 chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. Marcel varnel and william cameron menzies kino lorber. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Bela lugosi plays frank chandler, alias chandu the magician, in this popular 12part serial of mysticism and intrigue.
Chandu the magician mbc 9 old time radio serial duration. There was also another film in 1935, again with lugosi, called chandu on the magic island. The film was based on a popular radio program of the time. Both the original and the revived versions of chandu the magician were sponsored by white king soap.
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. 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. Zoot radio, free old time radio show downloads of chandu the magician. Chandu, the magician 166 shows old time radio in mp3.
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. The magician, doctor who the magicians apprentice, chandu the magician. Rent chandu the magician 1932 starring edmund lowe and irene ware on dvd and bluray. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Following chandu the magician was the twelvechapter serial the return of chandu 1934.
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. Meanwhile chandu the magician, while finding fans in such genre aficionados as ray harryhausen, disappeared into. Chandu then astral projects himself out of his own body and walks across burning coals. Frank chandler, a dignified globetrotting american, learned certain mystical secrets while studying under the wise men of the east. Chandu the magician photoplay edition little big book. 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. Chandu the magician 1932 monstergirls halloween 2015 special feature.
This time, lugosi graduated to the good guy, playing chandu opposite maria alba mr. 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. 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. The character of chandu may also have inspired the comic strip mandrake the magician, created by lee falk the phantom in 1934. This lobby card is a rare find, especially in such admirable condition, and pictures both of the stars. 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.
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 is a 1932 american precode mysteryfantasy film starring edmund lowe as frank chandler and bela lugosi as the villain roxor that he must stop. Those secrets gave him nearunlimited psychic powers, turning him into chandu the magician. Bear this death ray in the hands of roxor means an end to goodness. 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. Hollywood could do worse than attempt a revival of chandu or mandrake with all of the attendant. Morgan and broadcast in fifteen minute episodes, the program ran from 1932 to 1936 and then was revived with new talent in 1948 and broadcast until 1950. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It wasnt lost or even mislaid it was just in that curious limbo where nearly all. 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. Previously available on dvd from 20th century fox home entertainment, both individually and in the fox horror classics vol. Chandu the magician online using any of the 3 radio players below.
But, hey, if youre going to keep someone in the series, it should be lugosi. Written by barry conners and philip klein, based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a. Media in category chandu the magician film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. The return of chandu is a 1934 american 12 episode fantasy film serial based on the radio series chandu the magician. Chandu the magician manufactured on demand, full frame. Starring gayne whiteman, margaret macdonald, bob bixby and betty webb. Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. With edmund lowe, irene ware, bela lugosi, herbert mundin. 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, dvd, manufactured on demand, full frame, mono sound, ntsc format, action adventure, 024543585855. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. Mar 18, 2017 following chandu the magician was the twelvechapter serial the return of chandu 1934. Worlds greatest magician chandu the great pioneer first generation 1922 2007. Chandu the magician old time radio golden age of radio.
Bela lugosi chandu the magician vintage comics, vintage posters, magician party, a. Safe journeys to all the fans of chandu the magician, wherever you may be. See more ideas about poster, the magicians and circus poster. Chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. It wasnt lost or even mislaid it was just in that curious limbo where nearly all fox films made before the merger with. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. German translation of magician collins englishgerman. 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. Meanwhile chandu the magician, while finding fans in such genre. Chandu the magician, volume 5 the return of roxor radio archives.
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