Chandu the magician 1932 12 out of 4 chandu edmund lowe must stop a madman bela lugosi from blowing up the world with his death ray. 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 monstergirls halloween 2015 special feature. Action, horror and fantasy elements are scattered throughout this film but none of those elements. Chandu the magician 1932, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such film. However, lugosi did play the character in later serials that featured chandu the magician. Frank chandler alias chandu lowe has studied eastern magic under the yogis of india for 3 years. The kl studio classics bluray of chandu the magician is an excellent transfer that fox put together eight years ago for a dvd release. Chandu the magician, six hours to live and trick for. Created by raymond morgan and harry earnshaw, chandu the magician was one of the longestrunning adventure serials that aired on the radio.
Campy film about a magician who uses his supernatural powers to stop an evil man from destroying the world with his death ray. 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. Media in category chandu the magician film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. This movie was based on a very popular radio serial of the 1930s. Chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see.
If you have come to this site to find pirated or illegal material, you will be disappointed. Chandu the magician 1932 full movie download full hd. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Watch chandu the magician full movie in hd visit movie 89573 when delusional madman roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using h. In the return of chandu 1934 lugosi portrayed chandu. The film was based on a popular radio program of the time. 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. Based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a.
When the evil roxor kidnaps his brotherinlaw, chandu employs all his powers to get him back. Watch chandu the magician 1932 full movie online free 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 as frank chandler and bela lugosi as the villain roxor that he must stop. Two years after chandu the magician, the film s villain, bela lugosi, was offered the rare opportunity to play the heroic frank chandler himself in the exhilarating 12part serial the return of chandu. 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 online using any of the 3 radio players below. In this dazzling tale of horror and suspense, edmund lowe portrays the radio show mystic. We dont believe that you should be charged for listening so download as many as youd like and enjoy. Strangely, in the later serial the return of chandu 1934, lugosi himself took over the lead role. Rent chandu the magician 1932 starring edmund lowe and irene ware on dvd and bluray. 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. Chandu the magician 1932 william cameron menzies, marcel. The return of chandu chapters 1934 chapters 1 thru 12 bela lugosi the serial is based on the radio program chandu the magician.
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. A revival on a different network took place 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. Bear this death ray in the hands of roxor means an end to goodness. Chandu the magician is a 1932 american precode mysteryfantasy film directed by william cameron menzies and marcel varnel. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. On october 15, 1949, chandu the magician moved to abc where it was heard saturdays at 7. Dashing frank chandlers alter ego, chandu the magician, strikes fear into the underworld. Chandu the magician is an american supernatural radio drama. It wasnt lost or even mislaid it was just in that curious limbo where nearly all fox films made before the merger with. The film element sourced has some scratches and a splice break or two, but otherwise is intact.
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 then astral projects himself out of his own body and walks across burning coals without harm. Chandu the magician, a 1932 film adaptation of the radio series. 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 may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our.
Both the original and the revived versions of chandu the magician were sponsored by white king soap. Chandu the magician adventure old time radio downloads. Chandu the magician 1932 full movie download full hd youtube. Mar 18, 2017 in the spider 1931, edmund lowe dinner at eight portrayed chatrand the great, a hypnotist and magician who solves a murder. Aug 27, 2016 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. Watch chandu the magician 1932 full movie online free at. Reissued on bluray by kino lorber, it concerns the adventures of the benign. The 1932 film version of chandu the magician establishes chandus fantastic powers in the opening sequence where he telepathically levitates a rope into the air that a fellow swami climbs before vanishing at the top. The show was first heard in the 1930s, and was revived in 1948. Chandu the magician by william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. 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. Some 1939 episodes of chandu, the magician files sourced from.
We make available thousands of public domain, old time radio shows for your listening enjoyment. 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. In the movie serial thed return of chandu bela lugosi played this part, which is kind of interesting. Chandu the magician 1932 classic horror film board. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Chandu would return once more in 1934s the return of chandu serial, this time with lugosi in the nonvillainous role, a distinct improvement over lowes portrayal. It has been a real treat for me to be able to download these for my grandpa to listen to. 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.
In 1932 chandu the magician was produced as a film, with edmund lowe as chandu and bela lugosi as roxor. At the present time we have over 20,000 episodes of downloadable material available to you, for free. Action, horror and fantasy elements are scattered throughout this film but none of those elements ever come together to make a very interesting movie. Watch chandu the magician full movie in hd visit when delusional madman roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using h. Marcel varnel and william cameron menzies kino lorber. In 1932, chandu the magician was adapted into a film starring edmund lowe as the eponymous character, with bela lugosi as roxor.
Chandu the magician old time radio golden age of radio. Previously available on dvd from 20th century fox home entertainment, both individually and in the fox horror classics vol. Oct 08, 20 chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. In the spider 1931, edmund lowe dinner at eight portrayed chatrand the great, a hypnotist and magician who solves a murder. Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film. Chandrashekhar prasad 20 september 1964 31 march 1997, an indian activist and student leader. 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. 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. Broadcast during the depression and again in 1949, chandu the magician combines the best of crime fighting and eastern mysticism. Chandu film director born 1975, indian film director, producer, and screenwriter.
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