Frank chandler, an american agent known in the secret places of the far east as chandu the magician. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. 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. Bear this death ray in the hands of roxor means an end to goodness. Chandu the magician old time radio golden age of radio. Walthall and his death ray invention to do just that. And like indiana jones, chandu the magician is a fun and exciting film. 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. In 1932 chandu the magician was produced as a film, with edmund lowe as chandu and bela lugosi as roxor. Ones media chandu the magician otr2cd chanduthemagician old time radio 2 cd 3 mp3 total time. This movie was based on a very popular radio serial of the 1930s. The kl studio classics bluray of chandu the magician is an excellent transfer that fox put together eight years ago for a dvd release. Portrait of bela lugosi in chandu the magician directed by william cameron. Chandu the magician 1932 now that hollywood has settled into a regular routine of converting comic books and graphic novels into big screen blockbusters, it seems the time is right to revisit some of the earlier superheroes of american pop culture.
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 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. 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. Every image can be downloaded in nearly every resolution to ensure it will work with your. Chandu the magician 1932 chandu the magician 1932 zogstar67. Edmund lowe, bela lugosi, irene ware, 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. Listen to 166 episodes of chandu, the magician for free. A revival on a different network took place 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. Some 1939 episodes of chandu, the magician files sourced from. Chandu the magician is an american supernatural radio drama. Feel free to download, share, comment and discuss every wallpaper you like. Marcel varnel and william cameron menzies kino lorber. Desiring to take over the earth, roxor has kidnapped an inventor robert regent henry b.
Previously available on dvd from 20th century fox home entertainment, both individually and in the fox horror classics vol. Chandu the magician adventure old time radio downloads. Starring gayne whiteman, margaret macdonald, bob bixby and betty webb. The show was first heard in the 1930s, and was revived in 1948. 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. Directed by william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. 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. Adapted from the popular broadcast serial, this creepy classic conjures action and excitement at every turn. 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. However, lugosi did play the character in later serials that featured chandu the magician. Chandu the magician 1932 classic horror film board. With edmund lowe, irene ware, bela lugosi, herbert mundin, henry b. Old time radio shows download for free at zoot 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. I know the upcoming dvd release has been touched on in the appropriate folder, but this film definitely deserves its own topic. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. The radio series was broadcast from 1932 to 1933, and fox obtained the rights hoping the film would appeal to a readymade audience. Broadcast during the depression and again in 1949, chandu the magician combines the best of crime fighting and eastern mysticism. 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. If anyone can find an earlier topic on this wonderful picture, please bump it. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing chandu the magician near you. It was then heard, starting in february 1932, over wor in the east. 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.
In the spider 1931, edmund lowe dinner at eight portrayed chatrand the great, a hypnotist and magician who solves a murder. Bela lugosi, edmund lowe, and irene ware in chandu the magician 1932. 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 the magician edmund lowe, dinner at eight, who calls upon mystical abilities to fight the megalomaniacal fiend. In chandu he plays an evil, heartless, madman, named roxor. Another film that i feel is another one of his middle of the road is the 1932 classic chandu, the magician. Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film.
With edmund lowe, irene ware, bela lugosi, herbert mundin. It wasnt lost or even mislaid it was just in that curious limbo where nearly all fox films made before the merger with. Created by raymond morgan and harry earnshaw, chandu the magician was one of the longestrunning. He had learned magic from a yogi in india and used his occult powers and a crystal ball against roxor, a master criminal, amongst many other evils of the world. 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. Written by barry conners and philip klein, based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a. Both the original and the revived versions of chandu the magician were sponsored by white king soap. Based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a. 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. Join fandango vip for free it only takes a few seconds to join already a fandango vip. Chandu the magician, volume 5 the return of roxor radio archives. To be fair, chandu the magician is hardly the most impressive adventure film of the era.
Rent chandu the magician 1932 starring edmund lowe and irene ware on dvd and bluray. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Vtg 30s chandu magician coin string magic trick premium. Chandu the magician 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Chandu the magician online using any of the 3 radio players below. Chandu, the magician was an old time radio program from 193233. 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.
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