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Chandu the Magician (1932) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by William Cameron Menzies and Marcel Varnel .

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Classic Films in Focus: CHANDU THE MAGICIAN (1932)

By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 11, 2013 From Virtual Virago

In the 1930s, Chandu the Magician was a popular radio program with a supernatural twist that lent itself to eerie sound effects, replete with the creaking doors, ringing bells, and ominous footsteps that made such programs so delightfully spine-tingling for their listeners. The movie version sought ... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: CHANDU THE MAGICIAN (1932)

By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 11, 2013 From Virtual Virago

In the 1930s, Chandu the Magician was a popular radio program with a supernatural twist that lent itself to eerie sound effects, replete with the creaking doors, ringing bells, and ominous footsteps that made such programs so delightfully spine-tingling for their listeners. The movie version sought ... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: CHANDU THE MAGICIAN (1932)

By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 11, 2013 From Virtual Virago

In the 1930s, Chandu the Magician was a popular radio program with a supernatural twist that lent itself to eerie sound effects, replete with the creaking doors, ringing bells, and ominous footsteps that made such programs so delightfully spine-tingling for their listeners. The movie version sought ... Read full article


Thrillers and Chillers: Chandu the Magician (1932)

By Dawn on Oct 8, 2010 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Chandu the Magician (1932) is a mystery film. Cast: Edmund Lowe, Frank Chandler and Bela Lugosi. Based on the radio play of the same name, written by Harry A. Earnshaw, Vera M. Oldham and R.R. Morgan. The radio series ran from 1932 to 1933 and Fox obtained the rights hoping the film would appeal to ... Read full article


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Quotes from Chandu the Magician

Chandu - aka Frank Chandler: I love the looks of the desert but hare the taste of it.


Princess Nadji: Have you been married since you last saw me?
Chandu - aka Frank Chandler: That's one feat of magic that requires a beautiful assistant.


Yogi Teacher: Thou has done well, my son. To few, indeed, of thy race have the secrets of the yogi been revealed.
Chandu - aka Frank Chandler: To you, my teacher, I express my thanks. What more can I learn?
Yogi Teacher: Nothing now. The world needs thee. Go forth in the youth and strength and conquer the evil that threatens Mankind.


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Facts about Chandu the Magician

In the subsequent Chandu serial, producers promoted Lugosi to the role of the magician-yogi.
Henry B. Walthall replaced Ralph Morgan as Regent.
This movie was based on "Chandu the Magician," a radio show that was airing at the time. Chandu was the basis for many of the later magician characters, including DC's Sandor the Mystic and Marvel Comics's Dr. Strange.
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