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Special serial on the marvelous Mutual mainstream radio, Mandrake the Magician and hero to all saves the day from Mobsters and evil villains named Barracuda, in 15 minute shorts aired daily. Mandrake solves crime with the help of a young boy (sometime Tommy, sometimes Jimmy), an African Prince Lothar and the beautiful Cockaigne Princess Narda. Though all of the serials are quite rare and not complete, the adventure and action is great.

+ Mandrake the Magician is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Lee Falk (before he created The Phantom). Its publication began June 11, 1934. Phil Davis soon took over as the strip's illustrator, while Falk continued to script. The strip was distributed by King Features Syndicate. On radio as a 15-minute program, Mandrake the Magician aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System from November 11, 1940, until February 6, 1942. Originally a three-day-a-week serial, it expanded to five days a week in 1941. Uttering the incantation "invovo legem magicarum" (I invoke the laws of magic) was Raymond Edward Johnson, who starred as Mandrake. Juano Hernandez portrayed Lothar, and Jessica Tandy and Francesca Lenni took the role of Princess Narda. The series was directed by Carlo De Angelo.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Mandrake The Magician

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Please enjoy these 29 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
11.11.1941	first episode of m w f schedule
10.13.1941	the green mask is using a submarine	+ Program #145. "The Green Mask" is using a submarine to lay the mines near New York City. Mandrak...
09.17.1941	narda and the professor have survived	+ Program #134. Princess Narda and "The Professor" have survived the crash.
09.15.1941	a bomb is about to explode	+ Program #133. There's a bomb about to explode on Mandrake and Lothar. They disarm Pierre and tr...
06.30.1941	a red biplane attacks mandrakes plane	+ Program #100. A red biplane attacks Mandrake's plane with machine guns. On the ground, the bipla...
06.27.1941	there is a spy ring in newtoen indiana	+ Program #99. There's a spy ring in Newtown, Indiana. Ricky practises his magic on Lothar. While ...
04.25.1941	dr cravass gets a carrier pigeon	+ Program #72. Dr. Carvass gets a carrier pigeon message and plans to launch his attack tonight......
04.23.1941	mandrake has paralysed highpitch	+ Program #71. Mandrake has paralyzed Highpitch and made the gun jump out of his hand. Dr. Carvass...
04.21.1941	mandrake pretends	+ Program #70. Mandrake pretends to be the new flight commander, but Highpitch and Dr. Carvass dis...
04.18.1941	the planes are armed	+ Program #69. "Wacky" wants Dr. Carvass to let him fly one of the bombers. The goofy ex-pilot mee...
04.16.1941	highpitch is summoned to the boss	+ Program #68. At the secret mountain base, Highpitch is summoned to "the boss" (Dr. Carvass, who ...
04.14.1941	the truck is headed to the secret base	+ Program #67. Mandrake suspects that bombers are being gathered together at a secret base for a b...
04.11.1941	tommy has found princess	+ Program #66. Tommy has found Princess Narda, she's unconscious on the front seat on a coupe! Man...
04.09.1941	slade has the red book	+ Program #65. Slade has the red book, and is mailing it to himself. Mandrake and Lothar are watch...
04.07.1941	mr slade is interested	+ Program #64. Mr. Slade is very interested in that red book. Princess Narda doesn't realize that ...
04.04.1941	mandrake tommy and lothar
04.02.1941	highpitch forces mandrake off the road	+ Program #71. Mandrake has paralyzed Highpitch and made the gun jump out of his hand. Dr. Carvass...
03.31.1941	dorfman is found	+ Program #61. Dorfman is found, a deserter from the United States Navy. A Dorfman lies dying, tap...
03.28.1941	mandrake gets the car keys	+ Program #60. Where did Mandrake get the car keys? It's good to hear Narda laugh again! A giant b...
03.26.1941	alex jefferson falls over a cliff	+ Program #59. Alex Jefferson falls over a cliff with the bomb, just before it explodes. The subma...
03.24.1941	princess narda and mandrake will be blown to bits	+ Program #58. Princess Narda and Mandrake will be blown to bits when the clock strikes nine! When...
03.21.1941	captain x fights lothar
03.19.1941	mandrake is tied up	+ Program #56. Mandrake is tied up, but is not as helpless as he appears. Captain X beats Lothar, ...
03.17.1941	baracuda is under mandrakes control	+ Program #55. Mandrade has the drop on Alex Jefferson. Baracuda is under Mandrake's hypnotic cont...
03.10.1941	lothar and narda are prisoners	+ Program #52. Mandrake seems to be lying dead on the floor. Lothar and Narda are helpless prisone...

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Mandrake is played by Raymond Edward Johnson. Lothar is played by Juano Hernandez. Princess Narda is played by Francesca Lenni. Also included in the cast is Laddie Seaman. Producer was Henry Souvaine. Director is Carlo De Angelo. The theme music was "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas. This World syndicated adventures series was based on the comic strip by Lee Falk. The radio series debuted November 11, 1940 and ran until February 6, 1942 over the Mutual network as a 15 minute daily serial originating from WOR.

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