Created by Raymond Morgan and Harry Earnshaw, Chandu the Magician was one of the longest-running adventure serials that aired on the radio. The show was first heard in the 1930s, and was revived in 1948. Both the original and the revived versions of Chandu the Magician were sponsored by White King soap.
In the original version, the role of American-born Frank Chandler was played by Gayne Whitman. He was an American born boy who renamed himself Chandu after finding out occult secrets from an Indian yogi. He had quite a few number of supernatural skills such as teleportation and the capability of creating illusions. The main goal of Chandu was to defeat the wickedness that threatens mankind. On the other hand, Tom Collins played the role of Chandu in the revival of the series. Chandu had a nemesis named Roxor which was played by Luis Van Rooten. Starting from being a 15-minute weekly serial, it became a half hour show. The show came to an end by September 6, 1950.
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Please enjoy these 310 old time radio episodes:
Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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08.02.1935 | chandu (xxx) beware of vitrius |
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08.05.1935 | chandu (xxx) marshall is captured |
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08.06.1935 | chandu (xxx) a message in code |
+ Chandu The Magician was both one of the first great juvenile adventure shows and one of the last. ... | |
08.07.1935 | chandu (xxx) clash of the wizards |
+ Chandu The Magician was both one of the first great juvenile adventure shows and one of the last. ... | |
08.08.1935 | chandu (xxx) chandu victorious |
+ Chandu The Magician was both one of the first great juvenile adventure shows and one of the last. ... | |
09.13.1935 | chandu (xxx) ruby mine in burma |
+ Chandu The Magician was both one of the first great juvenile adventure shows and one of the last. ... | |
06.28.1948 | chandu (001) chandler returns |
+Program #1. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Chandler mysteriously travels fifty miles in five min... | |
06.29.1948 | chandu (002) regent's secret aka secret papers missing |
+Program #2. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Frank has returned from the Orient and with his siste... | |
06.30.1948 | chandu (003) psychic summons |
+Program #3. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Is Robert Reagent still alive? The crystal ball shows... | |
07.01.1948 | chandu (004) off to egypt aka in alexandria |
+ Program #4. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Chandu travels to Egypt in a twinkling, where a baza... | |
07.02.1948 | chandu (005) dorothy disappears aka rug shop |
+Program #5. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Yuseff helps Chandu to escape and preserve the secret... | |
07.05.1948 | chandu (006) search for dorothy aka hypnotic persuasion |
+ Program #6. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Chandu uses his mystic powers to try to find his mis... | |
07.06.1948 | chandu (007) slave auction aka dorothy is rescued |
+Program #7. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Dorothy is rescued from an underground slave market, ... | |
07.07.1948 | chandu (008) to cairo aka cab ride to cairo |
+Program #8. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. A story teller in a Cairo market place is wearing the... | |
07.08.1948 | chandu (009) blue flame aka message in the blue flame |
+Program #9. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. The message of the Blue Flame tells Chandu that Princ... | |
07.09.1948 | chandu (010) secret place aka journey up the nile |
+Program #10. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. On the trail of the missing Princess Nadji. + Cha... | |
07.12.1948 | chandu (011) note from nadji aka pyramid and the hotel |
+ Program #11. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. At the Pyramids, Abdullah the story-teller entices ... | |
07.13.1948 | chandu (012) betty meets abdullah aka rendevouz in the garden |
+Program #12. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Betty and Abdullah meet and plan to go out into the ... | |
07.14.1948 | chandu (013) chandu meets nadji aka meeting with princess nadji |
+ Program #13. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Chandu and Nadji receive a "psychic message" of dan... | |
07.16.1948 | chandu (015) betty is kidnapped |
+Program #15. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Ahmed the fortune teller brings Chandu word of the m... | |
07.19.1948 | chandu (016) betty is found |
+ Program #16. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Princess Nadji meets with Roxor and turns traitor t... | |
07.20.1948 | chandu (017) ahmed brings news |
+Program #17. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. In search of the hidden tunnel under the Sphinx. + C... | |
07.21.1948 | chandu (018) spell on dorothy (aka spell of the ancient statue) |
+Program #18. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Dorothy Reagent falls under the spell of the ancient... | |
07.22.1948 | chandu (019) roxor meets nadji (aka secret entrance) |
+Program #19. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Chandu and Dorothy plan to return to the tunnel of e... | |
07.23.1948 | chandu (020) crystal ball (aka statue's secret) |
+Program #20. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Chandu frees Dorothy from the spell and breaks free ... |
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