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1 October 1934 (USA) moreTagline:
The Thrill of Thrills! The Master Magician is Back! You will thrill at his amazing new adventures in this latest and greatest mystery dramaPlot:
The Black Magic cult of Ubasti, based on the isle of Lemuria, believes that Nadji, a princess of Egypt... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Great campy fun moreCast
(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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Chapter Titles: - 1. The Chosen Victim - 2. The House in the Hills - 3. On the High Seas - 4. The Evil Eye - 5. The Invisible Circle - 6. Chandu's False Step - 7. Mysterious Magic - 8. The Edge of the Pit - 9. The Terror Invisible - 10.The Crushing Rock - 11.The Uplifted Knife - 12.The Knife Descends moreFAQ
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I enjoyed this serial. I got it in a set with two other chapter serials from the same era, Flash Gordon and Radar Men. Cheap sets, cheesy dialog and Bela's overacting surprisingly add up to an engrossing combination. It was strange to see him in the uncharacteristic role of good guy/hero, but he pulled it off with his usual exotic charm. While I watched I could imagine what it must have been like to see these one episode per week in the theater. The exotic natives must have really scared the pants off kids in the 30s, a time when there was much less sophistication and knowledge of the world. These episodes hold up much better than the Flash Gordon series from that time period.