Chandu the Magician

1932 · 71 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 1,223 VOTES · DIR. William Cameron Menzies, Marcel Varnel

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Overview

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.

AdventureScience FictionAction1930s

Dialogue Timeline — 638 lines

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00:00:10 Chandu the Magician.
00:06:07 Dorothy-my sister.
00:11:07 We can't, dearest. Not until we have some news from your father.
00:13:03 - Where? - That I don't know.
00:16:34 there shall be a new slave in your harem.
00:19:00 Civilization and all its works shall be destroyed.
00:21:37 to look for Roxor just when I needed you most?
00:23:23 We're out of the army now.
00:25:19 Miggles. Behave.
00:27:11 You know, you told me that three years ago.
00:28:32 Not yet.
00:32:11 Roxor will kill him.
00:37:54 My will shall be your will.
00:40:09 - Don't! - Please stop! Father! Please!
00:45:20 Is there no way through which we can attack him?
00:47:06 We were both mistaken, weren't we?
00:49:15 No, sir.
00:52:46 Well done, Abdullah.
00:55:46 If I could only get this bandage off my eyes.
00:57:44 Stop! Stop!
00:59:56 I told you there was a way out, Regent.
01:03:40 City of fools.
01:06:00 and that will is stronger than yours.
01:10:29 You oughta be ashamed of yourself. Come on.

Cast & Characters

Edmund Lowe Chandu Edmund Lowe Frank Chandler Irene Ware Princess Nadji Bela Lugosi Roxor Herbert Mundin Albert Miggles Henry B. Walthall Robert Regent Weldon Heyburn Abdulah June Lang Betty Lou Regent Michael Stuart Bobby Regent Virginia Hammond Dorothy Regent Nigel De Brulier Yogi Teacher

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed638
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line01:10:29

Production Record

DirectorWilliam Cameron Menzies, Marcel Varnel
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,223