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. Directed by william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. 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. 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 1932 classic horror film board. Chandu the magician 1932 pressbook from zombos closet. 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. Oct 08, 20 chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see.
Some 1939 episodes of chandu, the magician files sourced from. 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 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. They can be heard now on the internet in mp3 format. Chandu the magician 1932 edie christine horror buff.
Those secrets gave him nearunlimited psychic powers, turning him into chandu the magician. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. 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. Chandu the magician old time radio golden age of radio. Chandu the magician 1932 posted on september 15, 2014 by meredith richardmartin standard. Sep 04, 2016 chandu the magician 1932, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such film. 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 film was based on a popular radio program of the time. Chandu the magician bluray disc, 2016 for sale online. It was then heard, starting in february 1932, over wor in the east. Frank chandler, a dignified globetrotting american, learned certain mystical secrets while studying under the wise men of the east.
Both the original and the revived versions of chandu the magician were sponsored by white king soap. In 1932 chandu the magician was produced as a film, with edmund lowe as chandu and bela lugosi as roxor. 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. Bear this death ray in the hands of roxor means an end to goodness.
And like indiana jones, chandu the magician is a fun and exciting film. 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. 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. This movie was based on a very popular radio serial of the 1930s.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Chandu the magician is an american supernatural radio drama. Id love to see the mystery of the wax museum double billed with doctor x, but its got all the earmarks of a hopeless case. Chandu the magician 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Chandu, the magician was an old time radio program from 193233. The radio series was broadcast from 1932 to 1933, and fox obtained the rights hoping the film would appeal to a readymade audience. 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. The show was first heard in the 1930s, and was revived in 1948. The return of chandu chapters 1934 chapters 1 thru 12 bela lugosi the serial is based on the radio program chandu the magician.
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. Ralph hammeras and the special effects department at fox did a lot of really interesting and inventive work in the early thirties. One of the longest running radio adventure serials. Aug 26, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Mbc 4 four episodes from 1932 radio serial by dennis morrison. Chandu, the magician was an old time radio program from 1932 33. 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. 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. With the amazing production designer william cameron menzies in the directors chair, this is a relentless barrage of awesome effects. 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 starring edmund lowe and irene ware on dvd and bluray.
Chandu the magician bluray 1932 kl studio classics. Reissued on bluray by kino lorber, it concerns the adventures of the benign. Directed by william cameron menzies and marcel varnel. Old time radio shows download for free at zoot radio. Broadcast during the depression and again in 1949, chandu the magician combines the best of crime fighting and eastern mysticism. 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. 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. Previously available on dvd from 20th century fox home entertainment, both individually and in the fox horror classics vol. 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. Movie posters free movie posters movie poster beginning with r.
Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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. Jul 27, 2014 this is the original series starring gayne whitman. 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. Both films only exist in worn 2strip prints, no negs that would need a lot of love to shine. Edmund lowe, bela lugosi, irene ware, william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. 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 manufactured on demand, full frame. Marcel varnel and william cameron menzies kino lorber. Chandu has just completed his yogi training and is sent off into the word to do good things like make ropes rise on their own. Mar 18, 2017 in the spider 1931, edmund lowe dinner at eight portrayed chatrand the great, a hypnotist and magician who solves a murder. Ones media chandu the magician otr2cd chanduthemagician old time radio 2 cd 3 mp3 total time.
Beast from 20,000 fathoms 1953 bela lugosi and irene ware in chandu the magician 1932 fred williamson in black caesar 1973 cat people 1942 alice at the pool lon chaney he who gets slapped 1924 claudette colbert and henry wilcoxon in cleopatra 1934 the sound of fury aka try and get me 1950 crime wave 1954 dantes inferno 1911. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Although predating them by 30 or so years, this is only a step removed from the fabled james bond series of films and the following indiana jones series. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd. I was surprised when the dealer and collector i purchased this from sent the pressbook folded sharply to a quarter of its size, which caused further damage to the interior pages. Sep 15, 2014 this is easily my favourite early talkiefilm. This is the original series starring gayne whitman. 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. 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. Uses just about every form of special effect available for.
A precursor to marvels doctor strange, chandu the magician is the story of frank chandler. With edmund lowe, irene ware, bela lugosi, herbert mundin. Chandu the magician 1932 directed by william cameron. Unfortunately, the pulpy paper has taken a beating. 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. 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. Created by raymond morgan and harry earnshaw, chandu the magician was one of the longestrunning adventure serials that aired on the radio. Bela lugosi features as the villainous roxor in this film adaptation of the wildly popular radio serial. Chandu the magician adventure old time radio downloads. If you have come to this site to find pirated or illegal material, you will be disappointed. Just imagine, chandu the magician, six hours to live and trick for trick really give john p. 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. Chandu the magician is a feature length film with lugosi as the bad guy roxor, and its a very good movie. 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.
A revival on a different network took place 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. 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. 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 brilliant scientist, robert regent, to take over 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. 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.
However, lugosi did play the character in later serials that featured chandu the magician. Chandu the magician 1932 william cameron menzies, marcel. 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. Written by barry conners and philip klein, based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a. Chandu the magician, volume 5 the return of roxor radio archives. In this dazzling tale of horror and suspense, edmund lowe portrays the radio show mystic. Listen to 166 episodes of chandu, the magician for free. Starring gayne whiteman, margaret macdonald, bob bixby and betty webb. Campy film about a magician who uses his supernatural powers to stop an evil man from destroying the world with his death ray.
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