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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08.30.1948 | chandu (046) inquest plan |
+Program #45. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Gordon Douglas has been prying information about mag... | |
08.31.1948 | chandu (047) douglas disappears |
+Program #46. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Under the Pyramids, Gordon Douglas realizes he has f... | |
09.01.1948 | chandu (048) lost in the cave |
+Program #47. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Betty and Bob are lost in the catacombs on Malta. Ch... | |
09.02.1948 | chandu (049) chandu's rescue |
+Program #48. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Lost in the Malta catacombs. | |
09.03.1948 | chandu (050) roxor is alive |
+Program #49. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. News that Roxor lives! Chandu is his prisoner! | |
09.06.1948 | chandu (051) chandu escapes |
+Program #50. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Chandu gets a clue to Robert Reagent's whereabouts, ... | |
09.07.1948 | chandu (052) reaching the ruins |
+Program #51. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. The room where Robert Reagent spent nine years is fo... | |
09.08.1948 | chandu (053) judy allen |
+ Program #52. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Chandu seals himself in "The Place of Darkness" to ... | |
09.09.1948 | chandu (054) torture chamber |
+ Program #53. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Nadji tells Roxor that Chandu is dead, but Roxor ha... | |
09.10.1948 | chandu (055) story teller |
+Program #54. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Back to Egypt and the Yogi's riddle. | |
09.13.1948 | chandu (056) cairo restauant |
+Program #55. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Dorothy just misses finding her husband Robert, Abdu... | |
09.14.1948 | chandu (057) robert's ring |
+Program #56. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Abdullah's father presents the jewels and takes his ... | |
09.15.1948 | chandu (058) arenia the spy |
+Program #57. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. "The Spider" escapes and boasts of "The Curse Of The... | |
09.16.1948 | chandu (059) curse on betty |
+Program #58. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Betty falls under the curse and fall asleep. "The Sp... | |
09.17.1948 | chandu (060) ben ali's home |
+ Program #59. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. A glimpse of Robert Reagent on "The Street Of Thiev... | |
09.20.1948 | chandu (061) opening the l |
+Program #60. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Is Princess Nadji married to Roxor? | |
09.21.1948 | chandu (062) sonya shoots |
+Program #61. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. A face to face confrontation between Chandu and Roxo... | |
09.22.1948 | chandu (063) betty and bob |
+ Program #62. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Dorothy decides to leave Egypt after a close call w... | |
09.23.1948 | chandu (064) arenia is shot |
+ Program #63. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. "The Spider" is an evil dwarf and has been knocked ... | |
09.24.1948 | chandu (065) message for n |
+Program #64. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Off to Malta after Roxor. | |
09.27.1948 | chandu (066) mirror of life |
+ Program #65. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. The magic mirror has a message. | |
09.28.1948 | chandu (067) roxor is killed |
+ Program #66. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Roxor is dead! But where is Robert Reagent? | |
09.29.1948 | chandu (068) exploring the garden |
+Program #67. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Roxor is gone, Robert Reagent has been found, the ad... | |
09.30.1948 | chandu (069) family is reunited |
+ Program #68. . Sponsored by: White King Soap. Where are Regeant's secret inventions? Chandu disap... | |
10.01.1948 | chandu (070) visions of di |
+Program #69. . Sponsored by: White King Soap (Assyrian Money-Changer trick premium). Betty and Bob... |
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