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Chandu on the Magic Island (1935)
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On the mystic island of Lemuria, the cult of Ubasti seek the Egyptian Princess Nadji to sacrifice so that their goddess Ossana... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Complete credited cast)| Bela Lugosi | ... | Frank Chandler (Chandu) (archive footage) | |
| Maria Alba | ... | Princess Nadji (archive footage) | |
| Clara Kimball Young | ... | Dorothy Regent (archive footage) | |
| Dean Benton | ... | Bob Regent (archive footage) | |
| Phyllis Ludwig | ... | Betty Regent (archive footage) | |
| Murdock MacQuarrie | ... | The Voice of the Ubasti (archive footage) | |
| Wilfred Lucas | ... | Capt. Walker (archive footage) | |
| Josef Swickard | ... | Tyba (the White Magician) (archive footage) | |
| Jack Clark | ... | Vitras (the high priest) (archive footage) |
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Chandu on the Magic Island (1935)
** (out of 4)
Second feature film made from the serial The Return of Chandu. A woman is kidnapped by a jungle tribe in order to be sacrificed so it's up to Chandu (Bela Lugosi) to rescue her. The most interesting thing is seeing Lugosi play the good guy/hero but he doesn't do too much with the role. He's pretty flat throughout the film and some of his dialogue is quite laughable. The ending is quite nice and action packed and the thing is edited down quite nicely but it doesn't work most of the time.
Return of Chandu, The (1934)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Chandu (Bela Lugosi) has to fight off black magic in order to save a Princess who has been chosen for a sacrifies. This is the second feature version of the 15-chapter serial, which also goes by this title. The first feature version, Chandu on Magic Island has a lot more action but this version here is the overall better movie because istead of going for the "cliffhanger" sequences, this one here goes for a more character driven tale. This creates some slowness but it's nice seeing Lugosi play the good guy even though he really doesn't pull it off too well.