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. 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. We gabbed about vintage fox attractions like just imagine, a title that unfortunately didnt rate a release. One of the longest running radio adventure serials. 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. 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.
Chandu the magician 1932 chandu the magician 1932 zogstar67. Chandu the magician is an american supernatural radio drama. The radio series was broadcast from 1932 to 1933, and fox obtained the rights hoping the film would appeal to a readymade audience. The film element sourced has some scratches and a splice break or two, but otherwise is intact. Rent chandu the magician 1932 starring edmund lowe and irene ware on dvd and bluray. Upgrade today to get your favorite music and podcasts. Chandu the magician old time radio golden age of radio. 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. 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. Previously available on dvd from 20th century fox home entertainment, both individually and in the fox horror classics vol.
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. 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. Based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a. Oct 08, 20 chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. I know the upcoming dvd release has been touched on in the appropriate folder, but this film definitely deserves its own topic. Frank chandler, a dignified globetrotting american, learned certain mystical secrets while studying under the wise men of the east. 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. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. 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.
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. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. 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. Chandu the magician 1932, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such. The firstyears meet an uncompromising professor at brakebills south who pushes their boundaries both in magic and in their personal lives.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Bear this death ray in the hands of roxor means an end to goodness. 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. From the days when people believed that one could learn potent magic in the far east comes. It wasnt lost or even mislaid it was just in that curious limbo where nearly all fox films made before the merger with. To be fair, chandu the magician is hardly the most impressive adventure film of the era. Old time radio shows download for free at zoot radio. He and his 20something friends soon discover that the magical fant. 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. 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. A revival on a different network took place 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s.
Did you believe that the 1960s batman teevee series was the first to satirise the heroadventure format. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. After julia loses everything, she must decide whether shes ready to accept helpand what that means for her future as a magician. This is the original series starring gayne whitman. 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. Chandu the magician 1932, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such film.
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. 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. 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 and stranger on the third floor. And like indiana jones, chandu the magician is a fun and exciting film. 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, volume 5 the return of roxor radio archives. The return of chandu chapters 1934 chapters 1 thru 12 bela lugosi the serial is based on the radio program chandu the magician.
Written by vera oldham and starring tom collins as frank chandlerchandu. Chandu the magician 1932 edie christine horror buff. Marcel varnel and william cameron menzies kino lorber. The show was first heard in the 1930s, and was revived in 1948. If anyone can find an earlier topic on this wonderful picture, please bump it. 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. This movie was based on a very popular radio serial of the 1930s. Campy film about a magician who uses his supernatural powers to stop an evil man from destroying the world with his death ray. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. 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, 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 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In the spider 1931, edmund lowe dinner at eight portrayed chatrand the great, a hypnotist and magician who solves a murder. Written by barry conners and philip klein, based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a. Those secrets gave him nearunlimited psychic powers, turning him into chandu the magician. Edmund lowe, bela lugosi, irene ware, william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. Chandu, the magician 1948 these episodes of chandu, the magician are from the 1948 run of this adventure serial. Chandu, the magician was an old time radio program from 1932 33.
Ralph hammeras and the special effects department at fox did a lot of really interesting and inventive work in the early thirties. Just imagine, chandu the magician, six hours to live and trick for trick really give john p. Aug 26, 2016 this feature is not available right now. The magicians stars jason ralph a most violent year, aquarius as quentin coldwater, a brilliant grad student who enrolls in brakebills college for magical pedagogy, a secret upstate new york university specializing in magic. Ones media chandu the magician otr2cd chanduthemagician old time radio 2 cd 3 mp3 total time. Jul 27, 2014 this is the original series starring gayne whitman. With edmund lowe, irene ware, bela lugosi, herbert mundin. Frank chandler, an american born mystic, learned the art of magic from indian yogi and uses his powers for a variety of adventures in far off lands. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Chandu the magician adventure old time radio downloads. 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 posted on september 15, 2014 by meredith richardmartin standard. 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.
The latest version of itunes now comes installed with macos mojave. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd. Sep 15, 2014 this is easily my favourite early talkiefilm. Chandu the magician 1932 william cameron menzies, marcel.
Chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. Directed by william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. Chandu the magician old time radio mp3 collection on dvd. Created by raymond morgan and harry earnshaw, chandu the magician was one of the longestrunning adventure serials that aired on the radio. Some 1939 episodes of chandu, the magician files sourced from. It was then heard, starting in february 1932, over wor in the east. Chandu the magician 1932 classic horror film board. Actor bela lugosi plays megalomaniac roxor in the film chandu the.
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