Chandu the magician radio series chandu the magician there are only two entries on the disambiguation page which use this exact title, and the chandu the magician film was directly inspired by this radio series, making it the primary topic. With the amazing production designer william cameron menzies in the directors chair, this is a relentless barrage of awesome effects. One of the longest running radio adventure serials. 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. Listen to 166 episodes of chandu, the magician for free. Some 1939 episodes of chandu, the magician files sourced from. The radio series was broadcast from 1932 to 1933, and fox obtained the rights hoping the film would appeal to a readymade audience. Chandu the magician 1932 edie christine horror buff.
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. Aug 26, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Directed by william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. 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. 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. Just imagine, chandu the magician, six hours to live and trick for trick really give john p. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. Directed by william cameron menzies and marcel varnel. Its also worth noting that lugosi was such a dominate presence that in 1934 when it came time to make the return of chandu lugosi actually replaced edmund lowe in the title role and came back again for 1935s chandu on the magic island. Chandu the magician old time radio golden age of radio. If you have come to this site to find pirated or illegal material, you will be disappointed. The dashing frank chandler, alias chandu the magician edmund lowe, must use his secret yogi training in order to save the world from the evil rival magician, roxor bela lugosi who has kidnapped.
Chandu, the magician was an old time radio program from 1932 33. Marcel varnel and william cameron menzies kino lorber. Chandu the magician 1932 william cameron menzies, marcel. 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.
Based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a. Chandu the magician is one of those movies where the outcome is never in question and the peril is purely cartoon, but the wonderfully unironic fun of it all never lets up. Chandu the magician manufactured on demand, full frame. 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. And like indiana jones, chandu the magician is a fun and exciting film. 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. In the spider 1931, edmund lowe dinner at eight portrayed chatrand the great, a hypnotist and magician who solves a murder.
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 adventure old time radio downloads. Frank chandler, lowe, better known as chandu the magician, fights with the evil egyptian villain known as roxor, lugosi, who has kidnapped chandus brotherinlaw, robert regent, henry b. Created by raymond morgan and harry earnshaw, chandu the magician was one of the longestrunning. A revival on a different network took place 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. Its success led lowe to take on the role of the similar and similarly named chandu the magician 1932, reuniting him with director william cameron menzies and screenwriters barry conners and philip klein. This movie was based on a very popular radio serial of the 1930s. A precursor to marvels doctor strange, chandu the magician is the story of frank chandler. 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. Old time radio shows download for free at zoot radio.
We gabbed about vintage fox attractions like just imagine, a title that unfortunately didnt rate a release. It wasnt lost or even mislaid it was just in that curious limbo where nearly all fox films made before the merger with. Bela lugosi features as the villainous roxor in this film adaptation of the wildly popular radio serial. Chandu the magician 1932 posted on september 15, 2014 by meredith richardmartin standard. 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 1932, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such. Chandu, the magician 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 in the late 1940s. Chandler, aka chandu, is determined to keep secret his magical powers from his family, that is, until the madman then kidnaps his sister and forces him to use those powers to stop him. 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. In fact, it isnt all that surprising that just two years later they did make a serial version of the chandu character and a couple more moviesthough oddly, he was played by bela lugosi in them, while in chandu the magician, he actually played the evil villain. 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. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Chandu the magician and stranger on the third floor.
Ralph hammeras and the special effects department at fox did a lot of really interesting and inventive work in the early thirties. Following in the footsteps of paramount and mgm, fox began licensing its library for bluray to twilight time, and is now granting kino grazing rights in the fox vault as well. Chandu the magician radio broadcast thriller 1932 todays post is about the megalomaniac and wouldbe world dominator, roxor, who has kidnaped a man and his death ray invention in hopes of using it to degenerate humanity into mindless brutes, leaving himself as earths supreme intelligence. Chandu the magician 1932, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such film. It was then heard, starting in february 1932, over wor in the east. The radio serial on which this film was based consisted of nightly fifteenminute installments and was broadcast in some areas at the same time as the film was exhibited. The film was based on a popular radio program of the time. Jul 27, 2014 this is the original series starring gayne whitman. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Created by raymond morgan and harry earnshaw, chandu the magician was one of the longestrunning adventure serials that aired on the radio. 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. Broadcast during the depression and again in 1949, chandu the magician combines the best of crime fighting and eastern mysticism. Written by barry conners and philip klein, based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a. 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.
Bear this death ray in the hands of roxor means an end to goodness. Based on the radio series chandu, the magician created by harry a. Previously available on dvd from 20th century fox home entertainment, both individually and in the fox horror classics vol. 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. Campy film about a magician who uses his supernatural powers to stop an evil man from destroying the world with his death ray. Chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. The story introduces us to the villainous roxor bela lugosi, a mad scientist of sorts who kidnapped a scientist named robert regent henry b. When delusional madman roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray. 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. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Safe journeys to all the fans of chandu the magician, wherever you may be. Both the original and the revived versions of chandu the magician were sponsored by white king soap. 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.
Country united states director william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. 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. 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 was heard on several different networks and aired in two distinctly different series, one in the 1930s and a revival 12 years later. Directed by 2 writing credits 8 cast 15 music by 4 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 art direction by 1 second unit director or assistant director 1 sound department 1 camera and electrical department 4. The show was first heard in the 1930s, and was revived in 1948. May 11, 2018 i have seen the serial return of chandu, one of the few serials that featured what we would consider real magic, as opposed to stage illusions like mandrake the magician used. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. 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 in the late 1940s. Chandu the magician is an american supernatural radio drama.
Rent chandu the magician 1932 starring edmund lowe and irene ware on dvd and bluray. However, lugosi did play the character in later serials that featured chandu the magician. To be fair, chandu the magician is hardly the most impressive adventure film of the era. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd. The return of chandu chapters 1934 chapters 1 thru 12 bela lugosi the serial is based on the radio program chandu the magician. Oct 08, 20 chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. 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. But yes, from what ive seen, chandu looks like a perfect match for any of the pulp skirmish games. Walthallan actor with a prodigious output beginning with a screen appearence in 1909, an inventor who has developed a death ray with a range that. With edmund lowe, irene ware, bela lugosi, herbert mundin. Chandu the magician is a film directed by william cameron menzies, marcel varnel with edmund lowe, irene ware, bela lugosi, herbert mundin, year. They can be heard now on the internet in mp3 format. Chandu the magician 1932 classic horror film board. Chandu the magician appears in 1 issues view all amazing fantastic incredible.
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