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OLD TIME RADIO - 2 CD - 313 mp3 - Total Time: 80:10:58

(Be aware: the sound from disc 1 1932-1935 is low quality)

Chandu the Magician, one of the longest running radio adventure serials, was heard on several different networks and aired in two distinctly different series, one in the 1930s and a revival 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. The series was created by Harry A. Earnshaw (1878 -1953) and Raymond R. Morgan.
Launched October 10, 1932 on KHJ in Los Angeles, the series was soon heard through the West Coast when broadcast on the Don Lee Network, expanding in the mid-1930s to the Midwest on Mutual. The series was sponsored by White King Soap in the West and by Beech Nut Gum in the East.

Gayne Whitman played the lead role of American-born Frank Chandler, who had learned occult secrets from a yogi in India. Known as Chandu, he possessed several supernatural skills, including astral projection, teleportation and the ability to create illusions. Chandu's goal was to "go forth with his youth and strength to conquer the evil that threatens mankind."

His sister, Dorothy Regent, was portrayed by Margaret MacDonald. Cyril Armbrister directed the scripts by Vera Oldham which took Chandu to far-flung locales, both real and mythical. Romantic interludes for Chandu were introduced with Egyptian Princess Nadji (Veola Vonn). Music was first furnished by Felix Mills and then Raymond Paige.[1] According to Veola Vonn, the program was broadcast from the KHJ building on Melrose Avenue; the KHJ building is still standing, although the KHJ studios are long gone.

In 1932, Walter Winchell noted, "One of the smaller radio chains has a feature called Chandu, which is Hindu-Chinese for an opium preparation. In fewer words--Dope."

In 1935, the production moved to WGN Chicago with a new cast, including Howard Hoffman in the title role and Cornelia Osgood as Dorothy. Her children, Bob and Betty, were played by Olan Soule and Audrey McGrath. This series came to an end in 1936.
Twelve years later, the series was revived on Mutual June 28, 1948 as a 15-minute weekday program, starring Tom Collins as Chandu and Luis van Rooten as the villainous Roxor plotting world domination. With Howard Culver as the announcer and music by organist Korla Pandit, that series continued until January 28, 1949. The serial continuity was dropped February 2, 1949 in favor of 30-minute episodes, each with a self-contained storyline, continuing in that format until April 28, 1949. Culver often read commercials with Pandit's organ music in the background.

On October 15, 1949, Chandu the Magician moved to ABC where it was heard Saturdays at 7:30pm until June and then on Wednesdays at 9:30pm. The last broadcast was September 6, 1950.
In 1932 Chandu the Magician was produced as a film, with Edmund Lowe as Chandu and Bela Lugosi as Roxor. In The Return of Chandu (1934) Lugosi portrayed Chandu. On February 26, 1934, the "Looking Back" column in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, noted:

Radio fans who have been enjoying the Chandu the Magician broadcasts, which have been sponsored by the National Grocery and Reliance Coffee, will be happy to know that the program has been made into a talking picture. The broadcast which is regularly heard over KFQD, can be seen at the Empress Theater for this premier production.

SHOWS LIST

Disc 1
Chandu 32-03-17 (009) Transferred to Egypt
Chandu 32-03-23 (013) The Slave Auction
Chandu 32-04-12 (027) Important Papers Missing
Chandu 32-04-13 (028) Betty & Bob Disappear
Chandu 32-04-20 (033) Abdallah Joins Chandu
Chandu 32-04-21 (034) Held At Gunpoint
Chandu 32-05-30 (061) Hidden Passageway Found
Chandu 32-05-31 (062) Captured by Roxor
Chandu 32-09-12 (136) Chandu Warns Nicky
Chandu 32-09-13 (137) Betty Reminisces
Chandu 32-09-14 (138) Gunfire Heard
Chandu 32-09-30 (150) Estaben's Identity Learned
Chandu 32-10-03 (151) Nadji Disappears
Chandu 32-10-04 (152) Dimitri Defeated
Chandu 32-10-05 (153) Count Exposed to Nicholas
Chandu 32-10-06 (154) Nadji Saved from Fire
Chandu 32-10-07 (155) Leaving After the Fire
Chandu 32-10-11 (157) Cafe Waiter Is Otto
Chandu 32-10-12 (158) Yogi Warns Chandu
Chandu 32-10-13 (159) The Clock Strikes 5
Chandu 32-11-08 (177) News of Roberts Location
Chandu 32-11-11 (180) Robert Returns
Chandu 32-11-16 (183) Will Chandu Save Dorothy
Chandu 32-11-17 (184) Magic Fails
Chandu 32-11-18 (185) Chandu & Betty Visit Dorothy
Chandu 32-11-21 (186) Cobra Decides Fate
Chandu 32-11-22 (187) Bob Plans a Swap
Chandu 32-11-23 (188) To the Temple
Chandu 32-11-24 (189) Robert Returns
Chandu 32-11-25 (190) Betty & Bob Found
Chandu 32-11-28 (191) Dr Shaw & Black Magic
Chandu 32-11-29 (192) Nadji Arrives
Chandu 32-11-30 (193) Magic Successful
Chandu 33-01-27 (235) In Algiers
Chandu 33-01-30 (236) Buying Perfume
Chandu 33-01-31 (237) Nicholas Seen
Chandu 33-02-01 (238) Warning from Chandu
Chandu 33-02-03 (240) Boat Motor Trouble
Chandu 33-02-06 (241) Family Reunited
Chandu 33-02-07 (242) Betty & Bob Sneak Out
Chandu 33-02-08 (243) Chandu Tells Story
Chandu 33-02-09 (244) Note from Dimitri
Chandu 33-02-10 (245) Blank Letter
Chandu 33-02-13 (246) At Dimitri's Villa
Chandu 33-02-14 (247) Driver Flees
Chandu 33-02-15 (248) Nicky's Information
Chandu 33-02-16 (249) Crystal Ball Smashed
Chandu 33-02-17 (250) Snake Charmer
Chandu 33-02-20 (251) Situation Discussed
Chandu 33-02-21 (252) Locked in Inner Room
Chandu 33-02-22 (253) Chandu Recognized
Chandu 33-02-23 (254) Note Found
Chandu 33-04-17 (291) Water Supply Low
Chandu 33-04-18 (292) Crystal Ball Vision Fulfilled
Chandu 33-04-19 (293) Nadji Is Murder Suspect
Chandu 33-04-20 (294) Cigarette Poison Discovered
Chandu 33-04-21 (295) Vindion Is Spotted
Chandu 33-04-24 (296) A Man Looks Like Vindion
Chandu 33-04-25 (297) Native Tells a Story
Chandu 33-04-26 (298) Aboard Wilson's Sailing Vessel
Chandu 33-04-27 (299) The Island of Lura
Chandu 33-05-01 (301) At the Entrance of the Cave
Chandu 33-05-02 (302) Drums Underground
Chandu 33-05-03 (303) Bob Explores the Cave
Chandu 33-05-04 (304) Nadji Gives Chandu a Warning
Chandu 33-05-05 (305) Vindion Talks to His People
Chandu 33-05-08 (306) Nadgi Convinced She Must Stay
Chandu 33-05-09 (307) Vindion Forced to Awaken the Children
Chandu 33-05-10 (308) Vindion Tries to Stop Chandu
Chandu 33-05-11 (309) Bob Finds Poison & a Letter
Chandu 33-05-17 (313) Drawings from Lamuria
Chandu 33-05-23 (317) Nadji Is Afraid of Vitrius
Chandu 33-05-24 (318) In Vitrius Observatory
Chandu 33-05-25 (319) Vitrius Telescope Is a Radio
Chandu 33-05-26 (320) Plans of the Ruined Temple
Chandu 33-05-29 (321) Vitrius Changes Plans
Chandu 33-05-30 (322) Bob & Betty Worried About Their Mother
Chandu 33-05-31 (323) The Temple of Death
Chandu 33-06-01 (324) Vitrius Thought Chandu Was Dead
Chandu 33-07-07 (350) Mrs Regis Meets with Mr Motleon
Chandu 33-08-21 (381) Preparing for the Next Trip
Chandu 34-10-24 (xxx) Chandu Warns Nicholas
Chandu 34-10-25 (xxx) Betty Reminisces
Chandu 34-10-26 (xxx) Gunfire Heard
Chandu 34-10-29 (xxx) Estaben's Identity Is Learned
Chandu 34-10-30 (xxx) Nadji Disappears
Chandu 34-10-31 (xxx) Dimitri Defeated
Chandu 34-11-01 (xxx) Exposes Count to Nicholas
Chandu 34-11-02 (xxx) Nadji Saved from Fire
Chandu 34-11-06 (xxx) Miniature Statue Recovered
Chandu 34-11-08 (xxx) Cafe Waiter Is Otto
Chandu 34-11-09 (xxx) Yogi Warns Chandu
Chandu 34-11-20 (xxx) News of Robert's Location
Chandu 34-12-19 (xxx) Will Chandu Save Dorothy
Chandu 34-12-20 (xxx) Magic Fails
Chandu 34-12-21 (xxx) Chandu & Betty Visit Dorothy
Chandu 34-12-22 (xxx) Cobra Decides Fate
Chandu 34-12-25 (xxx) Bob Plans a Swap
Chandu 34-12-26 (xxx) To the Temple
Chandu 34-12-27 (xxx) Robert Returns
Chandu 34-12-28 (xxx) Bob & Betty Found
Chandu 34-12-31 (xxx) Dr Shaw & Black Magic
Chandu 35-01-01 (xxx) Nadji Arrives
Chandu 35-01-02 (xxx) Magic Successful
Chandu 35-06-24 (xxx) Adrift At Sea
Chandu 35-06-25 (xxx) Poison Death
Chandu 35-06-26 (xxx) Nadji Is Accused
Chandu 35-06-27 (xxx) Cigarettes of Death
Chandu 35-06-28 (xxx) Rescue At Sea
Chandu 35-07-01 (xxx) The Island of Suva
Chandu 35-07-02 (xxx) Mr Wilsons Charter Boat
Chandu 35-07-03 (xxx) The Footprint
Chandu 35-07-04 (xxx) Vindion Strikes
Chandu 35-07-06 (xxx) The Search for Nadji
Chandu 35-07-07 (xxx) Desertion
Chandu 35-07-09 (xxx) The Cave
Chandu 35-07-11 (xxx) Reunited
Chandu 35-07-12 (xxx) Another Encounter
Chandu 35-07-15 (xxx) Rescued
Chandu 35-07-16 (xxx) The Power of Chandu
Chandu 35-07-17 (xxx) The Awakening
Chandu 35-07-18 (xxx) Wilson's Mission
Chandu 35-07-23 (xxx) The Palace of the Secret Star
Chandu 35-07-30 (xxx) A Mental Picture
Chandu 35-07-31 (xxx) Rescued Again
Chandu 35-08-01 (xxx) The Devious Plot
Chandu 35-08-02 (xxx) Beware of Vitrius
Chandu 35-08-05 (xxx) Marshall Is Captured
Chandu 35-08-06 (xxx) A Message in Code
Chandu 35-08-07 (xxx) Clash of the Wizards
Chandu 35-08-08 (xxx) Chandu Victorious
Chandu 35-09-13 (xxx) Ruby Mine in Burma
Disc 2
Chandu 48-06-28 (001) Chandler Returns
Chandu 48-06-29 (002) Regent's Secret aka Secret Papers Missing
Chandu 48-06-30 (003) Psychic Summons
Chandu 48-07-01 (004) Off to Egypt aka In Alexandria
Chandu 48-07-02 (005) Dorothy Disappears aka Rug Shop
Chandu 48-07-05 (006) Search for Dorothy aka Hypnotic Persuasion
Chandu 48-07-06 (007) Slave Auction aka Dorothy Is Rescued
Chandu 48-07-07 (008) To Cairo aka Cab Ride To Cairo
Chandu 48-07-08 (009) Blue Flame aka Message In The Blue Flame
Chandu 48-07-09 (010) Secret Place aka Journey Up The Nile
Chandu 48-07-12 (011) Note from Nadji aka Pyramid And The Hotel
Chandu 48-07-13 (012) Betty Meets Abdullah aka Rendevouz In The Garden
Chandu 48-07-14 (013) Chandu Meets Nadji aka Meeting With Princess Nadji
Chandu 48-07-16 (015) Betty Is Kidnapped
Chandu 48-07-19 (016) Betty Is Found
Chandu 48-07-20 (017) Ahmed Brings News
Chandu 48-07-21 (018) Spell on Dorothy (aka Spell of the Ancient Statue)
Chandu 48-07-22 (019) Roxor Meets Nadji (aka Secret Entrance)
Chandu 48-07-23 (020) Crystal Ball (aka Statue's Secret)
Chandu 48-07-26 (021) Breaking the Spell aka Exorcism
Chandu 48-07-27 (022) Betty and Bob Disappear
Chandu 48-07-28 (023) Hand of Horus
Chandu 48-07-29 (024) Secret Door
Chandu 48-07-30 (025) Bob Rescued
Chandu 48-08-02 (026) Abdullah Swears Allegiance
Chandu 48-08-03 (027) Abdullah Disappears
Chandu 48-08-04 (028) Emerald Casket aka Disappearing Ink
Chandu 48-08-05 (029) Looking
Chandu 48-08-06 (030) Sick Camel
Chandu 48-08-09 (031) Trouble
Chandu 48-08-10 (032) Low Water Supply
Chandu 48-08-11 (033) Abdullah
Chandu 48-08-12 (034) Gordon Douglas
Chandu 48-08-13 (035) Douglas' Dinner
Chandu 48-08-16 (036) Douglas Is An
Chandu 48-08-17 (037) Finding a Letter
Chandu 48-08-18 (038) Nile Curse
Chandu 48-08-19 (039) Chandu's Disappeared
Chandu 48-08-20 (040) Manuscript
Chandu 48-08-23 (041) Douglas Tells
Chandu 48-08-24 (042) Letter Arrives
Chandu 48-08-25 (043) Roxor's Plan
Chandu 48-08-26 (044) Fraud's Idenity
Chandu 48-08-27 (045) Abdullah Stabbed
Chandu 48-08-30 (046) Inquest Plan
Chandu 48-08-31 (047) Douglas Disappears
Chandu 48-09-01 (048) Lost in the Cave
Chandu 48-09-02 (049) Chandu's Rescue
Chandu 48-09-03 (050) Roxor Is Alive
Chandu 48-09-06 (051) Chandu Escapes
Chandu 48-09-07 (052) Reaching the Ruins
Chandu 48-09-08 (053) Judy Allen
Chandu 48-09-09 (054) Torture Chamber
Chandu 48-09-10 (055) Story Teller
Chandu 48-09-13 (056) Cairo Restauant
Chandu 48-09-14 (057) Robert's Ring
Chandu 48-09-15 (058) Arenia the Spy
Chandu 48-09-16 (059) Curse on Betty
Chandu 48-09-17 (060) Ben Ali's Home
Chandu 48-09-20 (061) Opening the L
Chandu 48-09-21 (062) Sonya Shoots
Chandu 48-09-22 (063) Betty and Bob
Chandu 48-09-23 (064) Arenia Is Shot
Chandu 48-09-24 (065) Message for N
Chandu 48-09-27 (066) Mirror of Life
Chandu 48-09-28 (067) Roxor Is Killed
Chandu 48-09-29 (068) Exploring the Garden
Chandu 48-09-30 (069) Family Is Reunited
Chandu 48-10-01 (070) Visions of Di
Chandu 48-10-04 (071) Danger at Home
Chandu 48-10-05 (072) Gardener Recognized
Chandu 48-10-06 (073) Bribery Attempt
Chandu 48-10-07 (074) Secret Meeting
Chandu 48-10-08 (075) Landmark Spotted
Chandu 48-10-11 (076) Map Found
Chandu 48-10-12 (077) Fortune Told
Chandu 48-10-13 (078) Dancing Partner Recognized
Chandu 48-10-14 (079) Meets Dimitri
Chandu 48-10-15 (080) Spell Cast on Bob
Chandu 48-10-18 (081) Gypsy Coming After Betty and Bob
Chandu 48-10-19 (082) Dimitri Asked to Leave
Chandu 48-10-20 (083) Castle Plans Found
Chandu 48-10-21 (084) Warning from Nadji
Chandu 48-10-22 (085) Advice for Nicholas
Chandu 48-10-25 (086) Tells About Plans
Chandu 48-10-26 (087) Spell Cast
Chandu 48-10-27 (088) Nadji Told of Curse
Chandu 48-10-28 (089) Looking for Dorothy
Chandu 48-10-29 (090) Finding Dorothy's Hat
Chandu 48-11-01 (091) Nicholas Has Disappeared
Chandu 48-11-02 (092) Trying to Escape
Chandu 48-11-03 (093) Thinks Nicholas Is in the Castle
Chandu 48-11-04 (094) Nicholas Found
Chandu 48-11-05 (095) Dwarf Spotted
Chandu 48-11-08 (096) Chandler Admits Real Mission
Chandu 48-11-09 (097) To Go to Scimitar Mountain
Chandu 48-11-10 (098) Call from Paris
Chandu 48-11-11 (099) Threat from Dimitri
Chandu 48-11-12 (100) Stranger Spotted
Chandu 48-11-15 (101) Fortune Told
Chandu 48-11-16 (102) Chandler Trapped
Chandu 48-11-17 (103) Enters Cave
Chandu 48-11-18 (104) Learns Estaben's Identity
Chandu 48-11-19 (105) Influences Dimitri
Chandu 48-11-22 (106) Metsos Killed
Chandu 48-11-23 (107) Spell Broken
Chandu 48-11-24 (108) Threat from Dwarf
Chandu 48-11-25 (109) Nadji Arrives
Chandu 48-11-26 (110) Fire
Chandu 48-11-29 (111) Chandler Escapes Fire
Chandu 48-11-30 (112) Forged Letter
Chandu 48-12-01 (113) Nadji Leaves
Chandu 48-12-02 (114) Lupu Arrives
Chandu 48-12-03 (115) Chandler Discovered
Chandu 48-12-06 (116) Reveals Himself as Chandu
Chandu 48-12-07 (117) Kingdom Regained
Chandu 48-12-08 (118) Phone Call from Robert
Chandu 48-12-09 (119) Lab Emptied
Chandu 48-12-10 (120) Gomez Spotted
Chandu 48-12-13 (121) Robert Seen in Crystal
Chandu 48-12-14 (122) Learns Roxor's Location
Chandu 48-12-15 (123) Wants to Enter Village of the Lost
Chandu 48-12-16 (124) Jeff Worried
Chandu 48-12-17 (125) Warned About Jeff
Chandu 48-12-20 (126) Jeff's New Mission
Chandu 48-12-21 (127) House in the Desert
Chandu 48-12-22 (128) Saved from Spider
Chandu 48-12-23 (129) Jeff Found
Chandu 48-12-24 (130) Tries to Contact Robert
Chandu 48-12-27 (131) Imposter Found Out
Chandu 48-12-28 (132) Robert Found
Chandu 48-12-29 (133) Story Told
Chandu 48-12-30 (134) Looking for Betty
Chandu 48-12-31 (135) Dorothy in Temple
Chandu 49-01-03 (136) Talks to Chief
Chandu 49-01-04 (137) Fate to Be Decided Soon
Chandu 49-01-05 (138) Fails Cobra Test
Chandu 49-01-06 (139) Refuses Escape Plan
Chandu 49-01-07 (140) Robert Returns
Chandu 49-01-10 (141) Dr Shaw's Secret
Chandu 49-01-11 (142) Truth About Dr Shaw
Chandu 49-01-12 (143) Help from Yogi
Chandu 49-01-13 (144) Murderer Revealed
Chandu 49-01-14 (145) Dorothy Safe
Chandu 49-01-17 (146) Planning Tiger Hunt
Chandu 49-01-18 (147) Tiger Killed
Chandu 49-01-19 (148) Saves Lao Sing
Chandu 49-01-20 (149) In Calcutta
Chandu 49-01-21 (150) Dinner Invitation
Chandu 49-01-24 (151) Dr Shaw in Calcutta
Chandu 49-01-25 (152) Under Dr Shaw's Influence
Chandu 49-01-26 (153) Impersonates Chandler
Chandu 49-01-27 (154) Bob Missing
Chandu 49-01-28 (155) Strange Markings
Chandu 49-02-03 (001) The Black Steps
Chandu 49-02-10 (002) The Village of Thieves
Chandu 49-02-17 (003) Man with the Photographic Memory
Chandu 49-02-24 (004) The Brotherhood of the Blood Oath
Chandu 49-03-03 (005) The Spell of Dimitri
Chandu 49-03-10 (006) Framed for Drug Smuggling
Chandu 49-03-17 (007) The Temple at Karnak
Chandu 49-03-24 (008) Temple Under the Sea
Chandu 49-03-31 (009) The House of Fear
Chandu 49-04-14 (011) The Voice of Darkness
Chandu 49-04-21 (012) The Ominous Sahara
Chandu 49-04-28 (013) The Fog on the Forgotten Valley
Chandu 49-11-19 (001) Drug Runner
Chandu 49-11-26 (002) Temple Under The Sea
Chandu 49-11-26 (002) Temple Under The
Chandu 49-12-03 (003) Death On The Golden Horn
Chandu 49-12-10 (004) Wizard Of The Kalahari
Chandu 49-12-17 (005) Terror In The Negev Desert
Chandu 49-12-24 (006) Counterfeiters
Chandu 50-07-26 (007) Rocket Sabotage
Chandu 50-08-02 (008) Clever Jeff Adams
Chandu 50-08-09 (009) The Dress Designer
Chandu 50-08-16 (010) Black Market Hijackers
Chandu 50-08-23 (011) Coleman Alias Dr Bauer
Chandu 50-08-30 (012) Naval Drug Fraud

 

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