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1 October 1934 (USA)
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The Thrill of Thrills! The Master Magician is Back! You will thrill at his amazing new adventures in this latest and greatest mystery drama
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The Black Magic cult of Ubasti, based on the isle of Lemuria, believes that Nadji, a princess of Egypt...
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spooky talkie fun
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(Complete credited cast) | Bela Lugosi | ... | Frank Chandler, aka Chandu the Magician |
 | Maria Alba | ... | Princess Nadji |
| Clara Kimball Young | ... | Dorothy Regent |
| Lucien Prival | ... | Vindhyan [Chs. 1-4] |
| Dean Benton | ... | Bob Regent (as Deane Benton) |
| Phyllis Ludwig | ... | Betty Regent |
| Cyril Armbrister | ... | Henchman Sutra [Chs.1-4] |
| Murdock MacQuarrie | ... | The "Voice" of Ubasti [Chs. 4-12] |
| Wilfred Lucas | ... | Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12] |
| Josef Swickard | ... | Tyba, the White Magician [Chs. 8-12] |
| Jack Clark | ... | Vitras, High Priest of Ubasti [Chs. 4-12] |
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208 min (12 chapters) | USA:65 min (theatrical version)
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This serial also released as two features, The Return of Chandu (1934/II) (using chapters one through four) and Chandu on the Magic Island (1935), using chapters five through 12).
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Edited into Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007) (V)
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Unlike others on this site, I really enjoyed the dreamlike spookiness of CHANDU and I assume PRINCIPAL Pictures were absorbed into REPUBLIC the following year along with Monogram and Mascot. I was watching each chapter or two with a smart 3 year old and we eagerly looked forward to the next episode, probably in the right spirit as it was meant to be seen. For a cheap production using leftover sets it has some really effective eerieness and apprecizated the MUMMY - like pagan witchcraft on offer. We both loved the wizardy cat costumes, the cardboard temples and madness that pervaded each chapter. The opening titles and the Gong intro is wonderful. CHANDU almost works because of the mangy production values and is very enjoyable on any level.