Adventure ·Science Fiction ·Action · United States of America · 1932 · 1h 11m

Chandu the Magician

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Director
Marcel VarnelWilliam Cameron Menzies
Cast
Edmund Lowe as Chandu / Frank Chandler Irene Ware as Princess Nadji Bela Lugosi as Roxor Weldon Heyburn as Abdulah Herbert Mundin as Albert Miggles Henry B. Walthall as Robert Regent
Crew
James Wong Howe — Director of Photography Harold D. Schuster — Editor Barry Conners — Screenplay Philip Klein — Screenplay Earl Luick — Costume Design
Tagline

CHANDU.. He Lives on the Screen!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
egyptmagictorturescientistdeath raymadmanyogihypnotic powersbased on radio dramamad lab
Key Collaborators
Marcel Varnel Director William Cameron Menzies Director James Wong Howe Director of Photography Harold D. Schuster Editor Barry Conners Screenplay Philip Klein Screenplay Earl Luick Costume Design
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