Chandu the Magician
6.2
“CHANDU.. He Lives on the Screen!”
When delusional madman Roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance, he is opposed by Chandu, a powerful hypnotist and yogi.
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3 films
Cast
13 people
Edmund Lowe
Chandu / Frank Chandler
Known for
Dinner at Eight
I Love You Again
Irene Ware
Princess Nadji
Known for
The Raven
Bela Lugosi
Roxor
Known for
Dracula
White Zombie
Weldon Heyburn
Abdulah
Also in
The 13th Man
Call Her Savage
Herbert Mundin
Albert Miggles
Known for
Mutiny on the Bounty
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Henry B. Walthall
Robert Regent
Known for
The Birth of a Nation
Wings
Virginia Hammond
Dorothy Regent
Also in
The Eagle and the Hawk
Chance at Heaven
June Lang
Betty Lou Regent (as June Vlasek)
Known for
Bonnie Scotland
Michael Stuart
Bobby Regent (as Nestor Aber)
Also in
Penrod and Sam
Half Way to Heaven
Nigel De Brulier
Yogi Teacher (uncredited)
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
John George
Bidder at Slave Market (uncredited)
Known for
The Unknown
The Mark of Zorro
Constantine Romanoff
One of Roxor's Henchmen (uncredited)
Known for
The Kid Brother
William Cameron Menzies Director · Marcel Varnel Director Barry Conners Screenplay
United States release August 4, 1932 · Produced in United States
Production
Fox Film Corporation
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 4, 1932
Limited theatrical · Hollywood, California
United States
September 18, 1932 · Theatrical · Distributed by Fox Film Corp.
France
October 21, 1932 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 17, 1932 · Theatrical
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