The Return of Chandu (1934)
October 1, 1934Release Date
The Return of Chandu (1934)
October 1, 1934Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Bela Lugosi
Frank Chandler - Chandu
Maria Alba
Princess Nadji
Clara Kimball Young
Dorothy Regent
Lucien Prival
Vindhyan - High Priest
Dean Benton
Bob Regent
Phyllis Ludwig
Betty Regent
Cyril Armbrister
Sutra
Murdock MacQuarrie
The Voice of Ubasti
Wilfred Lucas
Capt. Wilson
Josef Swickard
Tyba
J.J. Clark
Vitras
Ray Taylor
Director
Baby Peggy
Judy Allen
Harry A. Earnshaw
Writer
Dick Botiller
Morta
Iron Eyes Cody
Cat Man
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 1934
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 23m
Genres
Wiki.
The Return of Chandu is a 1934 American 12-episode fantasy film serial based on the radio series Chandu the Magician. It was produced by Sol Lesser and directed by Ray Taylor, and starred Béla Lugosi as Frank Chandler (aka Chandu the Magician). The serial was originally released to be booked by theaters in any one of three ways: as a conventional serial of twelve weekly chapters of equal running times; as a 60-minute feature film comprising the first four episodes, to be followed by the remaining 8 episodes in weekly serial format; or as a stand-alone feature comprising the first four chapters (the fourth episode ending not with a cliffhanger, but with an apparent resolution to the story). In 1935, the remaining 8 episodes of the serial were also edited into a second feature film, of 65 minute length, released as Chandu on the Magic Island. This serial marked one of the few times that Lugosi played a protagonist rather than an antagonist: in fact, Lugosi had played Roxor, the main villain, in the 1932 film Chandu the Magician.