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. Chandu, the magician was an old time radio program from 193233. Jul 27, 2014 this is the original series starring gayne whitman. 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. Chandu the magician 1932 posted on september 15, 2014 by meredith richardmartin standard.
The show was first heard in the 1930s, and was revived in 1948. Actor bela lugosi plays megalomaniac roxor in the film chandu the. Edmund lowe, bela lugosi, irene ware, william cameron menzies, marcel varnel. Bear this death ray in the hands of roxor means an end to goodness. 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 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Chandu the magician 1932 william cameron menzies, marcel. Chandu the magician 1932 classic horror film board. 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. Chandu the magician is an american supernatural radio drama. 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. Listen to 166 episodes of chandu, the magician for free. Chandu the magician 1932 chandu the magician 1932 zogstar67. Frank chandler, a dignified globetrotting american, learned certain mystical secrets while studying under the wise men of the east. One of the longest running radio adventure serials. 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. However, lugosi did play the character in later serials that featured chandu the magician. It wasnt lost or even mislaid it was just in that curious limbo where nearly all fox films made before the merger with. Chandu the magician old time radio mp3 collection on dvd.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Marcel varnel and william cameron menzies kino lorber.
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. We gabbed about vintage fox attractions like just imagine, a title that unfortunately didnt rate a release. 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, 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. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd. 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. Those secrets gave him nearunlimited psychic powers, turning him into chandu the magician. To be fair, chandu the magician is hardly the most impressive adventure film of the era. Chandu, the magician 1948 these episodes of chandu, the magician are from the 1948 run of this adventure serial. This movie was based on a very popular radio serial of the 1930s. 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. Chandu the magician and stranger on the third floor. He and his 20something friends soon discover that the magical fant.
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 until 1950. 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. Mar 18, 2017 in the spider 1931, edmund lowe dinner at eight portrayed chatrand the great, a hypnotist and magician who solves a murder. It was then heard, starting in february 1932, over wor in the east. 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. 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.
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. 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. The kl studio classics bluray of chandu the magician is an excellent transfer that fox put together eight years ago for a dvd release. 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. 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, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such. Chandu the magician 1932, adapted from a popular nightly radio broadcast of the same name, is one such film. Some 1939 episodes of chandu, the magician files sourced from. Chandu the magician, volume 5 the return of roxor radio archives. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. From the days when people believed that one could learn potent magic in the far east comes.
Chandu, the magician was an old time radio program from 1932 33. 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. In the spider 1931, edmund lowe dinner at eight portrayed chatrand the great, a hypnotist and magician who solves a murder. Written by vera oldham and starring tom collins as frank chandlerchandu.
Campy film about a magician who uses his supernatural powers to stop an evil man from destroying the world with his death ray. Based on the radio play of the same name, written by harry a. The latest version of itunes now comes installed with macos mojave. Created by raymond morgan and harry earnshaw, chandu the magician was one of the longestrunning adventure serials that aired on the radio. With edmund lowe, irene ware, bela lugosi, herbert mundin. Chandu the magician 1932 edie christine horror buff. 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 firstyears meet an uncompromising professor at brakebills south who pushes their boundaries both in magic and in their personal lives.
The return of chandu chapters 1934 chapters 1 thru 12 bela lugosi the serial is based on the radio program chandu the magician. 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. Sep 15, 2014 this is easily my favourite early talkiefilm. This is the original series starring gayne whitman. 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. Rent chandu the magician 1932 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. And like indiana jones, chandu the magician is a fun and exciting film.
This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. After julia loses everything, she must decide whether shes ready to accept helpand what that means for her future as a magician. Chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. Oct 08, 20 chandu the magician 1932 used to be a very hard film to see. Previously available on dvd from 20th century fox home entertainment, both individually and in the fox horror classics vol. Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film.
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. Aug 26, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Rent chandu the magician 1932 starring edmund lowe and irene ware on dvd and bluray. The film element sourced has some scratches and a splice break or two, but otherwise is intact. Upgrade today to get your favorite music and podcasts. A revival on a different network took place 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. Ones media chandu the magician otr2cd chanduthemagician old time radio 2 cd 3 mp3 total time.
Chandu the magician old time radio golden age of radio. Did you believe that the 1960s batman teevee series was the first to satirise the heroadventure format. If anyone can find an earlier topic on this wonderful picture, please bump it. Broadcast during the depression and again in 1949, chandu the magician combines the best of crime fighting and eastern mysticism. In 1932 chandu the magician was produced as a film, with edmund lowe as chandu and bela lugosi as roxor. Both the original and the revived versions of chandu the magician were sponsored by white king soap. Bela lugosi, edmund lowe, irene ware, william cameron. 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 1932 having mastered teleportation and other mystical powers after studying with indian yogis for three years, frank chandler edmund lowe returns home.
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