In the return of chandu 1934 lugosi portrayed chandu. On october 15, 1949, chandu the magician moved to abc where it was heard saturdays at 7. Edmund lowe, bela lugosi, irene ware, william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. Chandu the magician and stranger on the third floor. With edmund lowe, irene ware, bela lugosi, herbert mundin. A revival on a different network took place 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. They can be heard now on the internet in mp3 format. 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. Chandu the magician is a 1932 american precode mysteryfantasy film starring edmund lowe. 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. In 1932 chandu the magician was produced as a film, with edmund lowe as chandu and bela lugosi as roxor. Created by raymond morgan and harry earnshaw, chandu the magician was one of the longestrunning adventure serials that aired on the radio. 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.
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. Previously available on dvd from 20th century fox home entertainment, both individually and in the fox horror classics vol. Both the original and the revived versions of chandu the magician were sponsored by white king soap. Bela lugosi, who played the villain in a previous 1932 movie adaptation of chandu, here portrays the famed magician himself, better known to. If you have come to this site to find pirated or illegal material, you will be disappointed. Chandu the magician tells the story of frank chandler aka chandu edmund lowe of dillinger and cisco the kid fame, an american whos mastered the ways of the yogi, using eastern mysticism and hypnotism for the good of mankind. Safe journeys to all the fans of chandu the magician, wherever you may be. Rent chandu the magician 1932 starring edmund lowe and irene ware on dvd and bluray. Mbc 4 four episodes from 1932 radio serial by dennis morrison. Chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. Hire magicians in richmond, bc gigsalad hire childrens party magicians in richmond, bc magicians in richmond bc magician in vancouver. Chandu the magician 1932 magician turns gold coins into toads. Constance cummings, edmund lowe, evelyn brent, 1932. Some 1939 episodes of chandu, the magician files sourced from.
Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. 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. The return of chandu chapters 1934 chapters 1 thru 12 bela lugosi the serial is based on the radio program chandu the magician. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Bela lugosi, edmund lowe, irene ware, william cameron.
Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. 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. Posted on october 18, 2015 october 22, 2018 by monstergirl posted in a midsummers night dream 1935, anita louise, bela lugosi, beryl mercer, boris karloff, bride of frankenstein, campy vintage horror, carl jung, carole lombard, carroll borland, chandu the magician 1932, conrad nagel, cult murders, cultexploitation, dead things, dr jekyll and. The serial was originally released to be booked by theaters in any one of three ways.
Chandu is kept blindfolded and can not exercise his powers. In between the two runs of the series was a gap of twelve years, which meant the first run was prewar by. It wasnt lost or even mislaid it was just in that curious limbo where nearly all fox films made before the merger with. Actor bela lugosi plays megalomaniac roxor in the film chandu the.
Directed by william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. Chandu the magician, volume 5 the return of roxor radio archives. Chandu the magician 1932 english subtitle video dailymotion. Old time radio shows download for free at zoot radio. We are introduced to chandu as he walks on fire and performs a magic trick by magically raising a rope into the sky. The show was first heard in the 1930s, and was revived in 1948. 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. However, lugosi did play the character in later serials that featured chandu the magician. Chandu the magician old time radio golden age of radio. Listen to 166 episodes of chandu, the magician for free. Marcel varnel and william cameron menzies kino lorber. 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. It was then heard, starting in february 1932, over wor in the east.
Broadcast during the depression and again in 1949, chandu the magician combines the best of crime fighting and eastern mysticism. Walthall, the inventor of a powerful death ray, is abducted by the sinister roxor bela lugosi, who would go on to play chandu two years later, our hero must use his witsand his mesmerizing stareto save the day. 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. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd.
Chandu the magician online using any of the 3 radio players below. Chandu the magician is an american supernatural radio drama. Chandu, the magician 1932 having mastered teleportation and other mystical powers after studying with indian yogis for three years, frank chandler edmund lowe returns home. Movie posters free movie posters movie poster beginning with r. Chandu the magician adventure old time radio downloads. One of the longest running radio adventure serials.
Did you believe that the 1960s batman teevee series was the first to satirise the heroadventure format. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. Chandu the magician, one of the longest running juvenile adventure serials on radio, 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. From the days when people believed that one could learn potent magic in the far east comes. Chandu the magician 1932, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such. Campy film about a magician who uses his supernatural powers to stop an evil man from destroying the world with his death ray. The magician, doctor who the magicians apprentice, chandu the magician. Bear this death ray in the hands of roxor means an end to goodness. In this edition of chandu the magician i am featuring chandu on the magic island, which is an abridgement of the return of chandu serial. The radio series was broadcast from 1932 to 1933, and fox obtained the rights hoping the film would appeal to a readymade audience. Free download from source, api support, millions of users.
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