Following chandu the magician was the twelvechapter serial the return of chandu 1934. 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. A rare example of bela lugosi playing the romantic lead. Hypnosis scene from chapter 12 of the 1934 republic serial the return of chandu starring bela lugosi. Promotional advertising for the return of chandu, 1934. December 23, 1934 page f4, image 50 search americas historic newspaper pages from 17891963 or use the u. Return of the vampire clearly is not without merit, but the whole film seems almost like an under the table send up of the genre. Watch chandu s advanced investigative techniques, such as running away from temples, bumping his head, and falling through trap doors. Sep 06, 2010 ray taylor the return of chandu 1934 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The return of chandu 1934 the return of chandu 1934.
Watch the return of chandu 1934 full movie free online. 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. The magician x subtitles download movie and tv series. She is excellent and very beautiful as the egyptian princess. Return of chandu, the 1934 headhunters horror house. 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. Classic horror serial, the return of chandu chapter 5. Chandu the magician is an american supernatural radio drama. This is part of our the return of chandu section, and has had 814 views. Bela lugosi, maria alba, clara kimball young, dean benton, phyllis ludwig, mystic nights videos.
Overview of the return of chandu, 1934, directed by ray taylor, with bela lugosi, maria alba, clara kimball young, at turner classic movies. Information from its description page there is shown below. 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. 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. Chandu finds himself needing to protect princess nadji of egypt after the cult of ubasti believes her to be the reincarnation of ossana, a past goddess of the cult, and plans to sacrifice her. Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. Newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published between 1690present. The return of chandu 1934 feature version of the serial the return of chandu article 3665 by dave sindelar viewing date. Lew landers does what he can but return of the vampire or like some want to say, dracula part 2 is not up to scratch. All pages with titles containing chandu this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title chandu. Serial films are some of the earliest forms of film during the silent era through to the 1950s, often episodic in form usually with 1215 parts and simplistic in plot, that were shown over a period of weeks or years. In it, i praised lugosis adeptness at playing the sinister dr. Return of chandu the magician 1934 serial available in dvd.
Nadji has taken refuge at the california home of frank chandler, an american. In this splicedtogether adventurefantasy serial, master white magician chandu bela lugosi delves into his bag of tricks to save the imperiled egyptian princess nadji from being sacrificed by a. Mar 18, 2017 following chandu the magician was the twelvechapter serial the return of chandu 1934. Return of chandu, the magician is a 12 chapter serial released in 1934 by principal pictures.
Chandu the magician must use his sleightofhand and illusion skills to rescue his fianceean egyptian princessfrom a grisly ritual sacrifice at the hands of a bloodthirsty cult seeking to revive a mummy in this mesmerizing serial. The multipart films consisted of episodes that could be anywhere between fifteen. Mystic powers melodrama frank chandler aka chandu must use all of his magic powers. The tagline for this film is, the thrill of thrills. Feature film edited from the second half of the serial the return of chandu 1934 pd no registration or renewal found topics. The return of chandu 1934 is certainly not bela lugosis greatest serial of the 1930s.
Chandu consults his crystal ball and sees that nadji, princess of egypt, is in danger. Return of chandu is a 65minute feature version of the 12chapter principal pictures serial, based on the radio program chandu the magician. It was produced by sol lesser and directed by ray taylor, and starred bela lugosi as frank chandler aka chandu the magician. The weakest point of the production is that there are no likeable or exciting characters. Aug 20, 2015 the good, french version of the returned gets a return date on sundancetv. In this scene, princess nadji actress maria alba is hypnotically put to sleep by the. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. The return of the indian by lynne reid banks overdrive.
A little slow at times but this is still a very enjoyable serial from 1934. Return of chandu 1934 screen archives entertainment. The return of chandu the magician 1934 early serial directed by ray taylor with bela lugosi, clara kimball young and maria alba. The return of chandu is a 1934 american 12 episode fantasy film serial based on the radio series chandu the magician. The return of chandu 1934 is a horror, adventure movie starring bela lugosi and maria alba. She is about to be sacrificed by the black magic cult of ubasti. Return of chandu original serial full episodes online. In 1932, fox distributed sol lessers production, chandu, the magician, which also was based on the radio serial. The return of chandu, volume 2 chapters 712 dvd 1934. Starring bela lugosi, maria alba, deane benton, clara kimball young, murdock mcquarrie, josef swickard, lucien prival, phyllis ludwig, jack j.
The return of chandu, volume 1 chapters 16 dvd 1934. The return of chandu 1934 fantastic movie musings and. French chandu on the magic island feature window card. Bela lugosi, in a rare turn as the hero, plays chandu, a mystic magician with supernatural powers. Chandu consults his crystal ball and sees that nadji. According to news items, lesser shot the serial with the intention of releasing it in two formatsa regular twelvepart serial and. Chandul definition is a fiber derived from the inner bark of the upas tree antiaris toxicaria used for making sacking. The egyptian princess nadji maria alba is being relentlessly pursued by the members of the sinister cult of ubasti, ancient goddess of darkness and wrath. 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. It was filmed under the title chandu the magician by fox in 1933, with edmund lowe as chandlerchandu and bela lugosi in a supporting role as a villain named roxor and then in 1934 the rights were picked up by producer sol lesser and his principal productions company, and lesser made a serial called the return of chandu with lugosi in the. 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. Return of chandu, dvd, action adventure, actioncliffhanger serials, 089859897221. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Free download from source, api support, millions of users. They reunited for a followup serial, chandu on the magic island 1935. The library of congress chronicling america evening star. Released 1934, the return of chandu stars belalugosi, mariaalba, clarakimballyoung the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 1 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which compiled. Short video riff the return of chandu chapter 7 ghosts on. Based on true events, the movie tells the story of two men who want to start a scooter business but dont have the required collateral for a bank loan. Return of chandu the magician 1934 serial 842614101694. To cause some confusion they called the first movie the return of chandu, yeah, the same name, which uses the first 4 episodes and chandu on the magic island. 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. Oct 29, 20 your next television obsession is french supernatural thriller the returned you wont just become addicted to sundance channels frenchlanguage drama about people returning from the dead. Yes, thats right, bela plays the hero for a welcome change.
The return of chandu, dvd, action adventure, 089218469694. The return of chandu serial principal pictures corporation, 1934. The return of chandu the magician 1934 grapevine video. Chandu must protect an egyptian princess from being sacrificed by the black magic cult of ubasti to resurrect their long dead goddess.
Meanwhile chandu the magician, while finding fans in such genre aficionados as ray harryhausen. This show originated from and was uploaded november 23, 2014. The return of chandu is a two story serial made so they could slice it up and sell it as 2 feature films for those that didnt want the twelve 17minute episodes version. Headed for the magic island of lemuria, he is shipwrecked, washed ashore and captured. The return of chandu 1934 serial official region 2 pal. The return of the indian 1986 edition open library. The return of chandu is a 1934 american 12 episode fantasy. It follows the first book the indian in the cupboard.
Linformation sur le film, genre, classement, duree, photos, bandeannonce, synopsis et critiques des usagers. Carruthers, a typical mad scientist role that lugosi is infamous for playing. Ask yourself why the producers didnt just hire karloff. The return of chandu 1934 official trailer, organic. 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. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. The magician, doctor who the magicians apprentice, chandu the magician. With bela lugosi, maria alba, clara kimball young, lucien prival. Consider that one of the networks flagship spring shows, the returned premiering monday night, is a remake. The return of chandu, the evening independent, september 1, 1934. This film was edited from a twelvepart serial, the return of chandu, which was shown in 1934 in weekly tworeel sections prior to the features release.
In this book omri has moved to a new town and away from his best friend patrick. When egyptian princess nadji is slated for sacrifice by members of the cat. I give my vote to the phantom creeps 1939 mostly because of the giant, evil robot in the serial. The parents loved it mostly the return of chandu was a 12 episode serial where chandu,bela lugosi,the mysterious mr. The return of chandu is a twelvechapter american film serial of the horror genre.
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. He becomes invisible, escapes and after numerous detours is able to rescue the princess. Indian soldier chandu babulal chavan, who had inadvertently crossed the line of control a day after the indian army carried out surgical strike in pakistanoccupied kashmir, will return home for holi. Its been over a year since omri discovered in the indian in the cupboard that, with the turn of a key, he could magically bring to life the threeinchhigh indian figure he placed inside his cupboard. The return of chandu 1934 the mystic must rescue a kidnapped princess from evil magicians in this featurelength version of the serial. The black magic cult of ubasti, based on the isle of lemuria, believes. 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. A revival on a different network took place 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. Buy the return of chandu 1934 serial official region 2 pal release, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store.
You will thrill at his amazing new adventures in this latest and greatest mystery drama. Your next television obsession is french supernatural. Lucky mojo is a traditional candle shop and occult store, but we do carry a small line of dvds, and before listing them, i think it is a good idea to explain to our customers the reasoning for stocking them. This is the 2nd book in the series by lynne reid banks. Return of chandu original serial online full episodes. 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. The serial was originally released to be booked by theaters in any one of three ways. African american, magical, witchcraft and other vintage movies on dvds. Return of vampire dvd 1943 region 1 us import ntsc. This time, lugosi graduated to the good guy, playing chandu opposite maria alba mr. The good, french version of the returned gets a return date.
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