In 1934 chandu returned in a twelve part serial, the return of chandu, with bela lugosi playing the title role. The return of chandu 1934 is a horror, adventure movie starring bela lugosi and maria alba. The twelve chapters of the return of chandu follow chandu and his family his sister, his nephew, and his niece on various adventures while they struggle, by both magical and notsomagical means, to rescue and protect princess nadji from the sect of ubasti. In it, i praised lugosis adeptness at playing the sinister dr. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. Its the 12 x 17 inches publicity book for the return of chandu. The return of chandu 1934 the return of chandu 1934. Nadji has sought refuge at the california home of frank chandler, an american educated in the ancient east and familiar with white magic and thus calls himself. Carruthers, a typical mad scientist role that lugosi is infamous for playing.
Buy the return of chandu 1934 serial official region 2 pal release, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store. The return of chandu 1934 the mystic must rescue a kidnapped princess from evil magicians in this featurelength version of the serial. The return of chandu is a 1934 american 12 episode fantasy film serial based on the radio. This, the advertising book, and a theater giveaway chandu mask were presented in a large, eyegrabbing folder. Return of chandu is a 65minute feature version of the 12chapter principal pictures serial, based on the radio program chandu the magician. The return of chandu is one of two features compiled from the serial return of chandu, notable for presenting bela lugosi as a hero and romantic lead. Nadji has taken refuge at the california home of frank chandler, an american.
The return of chandu 1934 serial official region 2 pal. The return of chandu, volume 2 chapters 712 dvd 1934 all. It was produced by sol lesser and directed by ray taylor, and starred bela lugosi as frank chandler aka chandu the magician. Quite an impressive promotional presentation for this serial starring bela lugosi.
In this splicedtogether adventurefantasy serial, master white magician chandu bela lugosi delves into his bagoftricks to save the imperiled egyptian princess nadji from being sacrificed by a. Born in new york city, prival was the son of a french mother and a german father. Bela lugosi, in a rare turn as the hero, plays chandu, a mystic magician with supernatural powers. The black magic cult of ubasti, based on the isle of lemuria, believes that nadji, a princess of egypt, is a reincarnation of their longdead goddess, ossana, and intend to sacrifice nadji so that ossana may be resurrected. The return of chandu feature dvd 1934 all regions ntsc us import. Return of chandu 1934 publicity pressbook from zombos. Chandu has been popularized greatly by the 1932 film starring edmund lowe as chandu and lugosi as the archenemy roxor. The return of chandu 1934 official trailer, organic. Shop the return of chandu, volume 2 chapters 712 dvd 1934 all regions ntsc us import. She is about to be sacrificed by the black magic cult of ubasti. Return of chandu frank chandler chandu the magician 4 episodes 2005.
Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. On february 26, 1934, the looking back column in the fairbanks daily newsminer noted. Lucien prival july 14, 1901 june 3, 1994 was an american film actor. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The radio series was broadcast from 1932 to 1933, and fox obtained the rights hoping the film would appeal to a readymade audience. Wong,34 is a magician with super natural powers and travels to the island of lemuria to rescue the kidnapped princess of egypt,nadjimaria alba,dr. The return of chandu, dvd, action adventure, 089218469694. The serial was originally released to be booked by theaters in any one of three ways. Chandu consults his crystal ball and sees that nadji, princess of egypt, is in danger.
Chandu must protect an egyptian princess from being sacrificed by the black magic cult of ubasti to resurrect their long dead goddess. The parents loved it mostly the return of chandu was a 12 episode serial where chandu,bela lugosi,the mysterious mr. Ask yourself why the producers didnt just hire karloff. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1926 and 1953.
The return of chandu is a 1934 american 12 episode fantasy film serial based on the radio series chandu the magician. In the return of chandu 1934 lugosi portrayed chandu, and in chandu on the magic island 1935 bela lugosi once again played chandu. Chandu the magician, volume 5 the return of roxor radio archives. A poster for the crushing rock, an episode in ray taylors 1934 american fantasy film serial the return of chandu, starring bela lugosi. Return of chandu, the magician is a 12 chapter serial released in 1934 by principal pictures. The return of chandu chapters 1934 chapters 1 thru 12 bela lugosi the serial is based on the radio program chandu the magician. Watch chandu s advanced investigative techniques, such as running away from temples, bumping his head, and falling through trap doors. Horror adventure fantasy movie the return of chandu 1934. Short video riff the return of chandu chapter 7 ghosts. The return of chandu on imdb the return of chandu is available for free download at the internet archive. Bela lugosi starred as frank aka chandu chandler in 1934 in a serial called the return of chandu. Information from its description page there is shown below. A rare example of bela lugosi playing the romantic lead, it seems to have aimed higher than its budget allowed, though not without some success. Yes, thats right, bela plays the hero for a welcome change.
The return of chandu 1934 2 of 12 the house in the hills. Bela lugosi, who played the villain in a previous 1932 adaptation of chandu, here portrays the famed magician himself, better known to friends and family as kindly frank chandler. Return of chandu 1934 publicity pressbook from zombos closet. The cult of ubasti, headquartered on the isle of lemuria, believes that princess nadji of egypt is a reincarnation of their longdead goddess, ossana, and intend to sacrifice her so that ossana may be resurrected. With bela lugosi, maria alba, clara kimball young, lucien prival. In the return of chandu 1934 lugosi portrayed chandu. Lugosi is best remembered as dracula, exuding a seductive aura of mystery that made him american films most suave personification of pure evil. This weeks chilling presentation, the return of chandu 1934, is a fulllength film condensed from a twelvepart serial made in 1934, and is most notable for having a rare heroic and romantic lead for my old friend bela lugosi. Pg the first four episodes, the last 8 follow as chandu on the magic island frank chandler, bela lugosi is a powerful but kind man who has. The return of chandu chapter 1 the return of chandu chapter 2 the return of chandu chapter 3 the return of chandu chapter 4 the return of chandu chapter 5 the return of chandu chapter 6. Strangely, in the later serial the return of chandu 1934, lugosi himself took over the lead role. Bela lugosi, who played the villain in a previous 1932 movie adaptation of chandu, here portrays the famed magician himself, better known to. When egyptian princess nadji is slated for sacrifice by members of the cat.
She is excellent and very beautiful as the egyptian princess. Chandu the magician, one of the longest running juvenile adventure serials on. Chandu the magician must use all of his skill in sleight of hand and illusion to save an exotic egyptian princess who is to be sacrificed on a south sea island. In 1932, chandu the magician was adapted into a film starring edmund lowe as the eponymous character, with bela lugosi as roxor. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The black magic cult of ubasti, based on the isle of lemuria, believes. Released 1934, the return of chandu stars bela lugosi, maria alba, clara kimball young the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 1 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. A little slow at times but this is still a very enjoyable serial from 1934.
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