C H A N D U T H E M A G I C I A N ----------- ----- --------------- 1932 - 1949 First Show: Oct 08, 1932 Last Show: Jun 10, 1950 Number Shows: Series 1, ??? Audition Show: none Series 2, 154 Series 3, 13 Series 4, ?? Series Description: CHANDU THE MAGICIAN first aired from 1932 to 1936 as a daily 15- minute serial. The series starred Gayne Whitman. Approximately eighty episodes exist from this run. Most of the episodes that survived are from the end of the '32-'36 series. The scripts from the first run were reproduced in the 1948 to 1949 version, starring Tom Collins in the title role. The complete run of 154 episodes is available from this series. The series is broken into three stories. The first is "The Search For Robert Regent" and has 68 15-minute episodes (or chapters). The second is "Mission To Montabania", with 48 15-minute episodes. The third, and last, is "The Return Of Roxor", consisting of 38 15-minute shows. The last 15-minute show was on January, 28, 1949. On February 3, 1949, the show switched to a once-a-week, 30-minute format. It started with a 13 show series, of which 12 are available. This series was a condensed version of "The Search For Robert Regent". There were about 30 shows following the 13 week run on Mutual. This new series was on ABC, and the emphasis is on Frank Chandler the spy, with maybe one magic stunt at the end to wrap up the plot. The women of the family are pretty much missing, as is Princess Nadji. Bob pops up occasionally. These shows sound very rushed, and some are rehashes of old stories. All in all, they are pretty poor - this from a Chandu fan. (Last paragraph was based on info from Max Schmid. See Feedback.) Log Comments: Since the full run of the earlier run is not available, This list is restricted to the 1948 / 1949 15-minute serials, the 30-minute shows that followed and some of the shows from the final ABC series. A number of catalogs show episode numbers that follow the full run. For example, one catalog offers episodes 1 through 154 of the 1948- 1949 run. Since I could break that run into 3 parts, I've numbered episodes based on episodes in each part. Many catalogs listed only episode numbers and no titles. Titles in this log were the first ones found. For example, titles for episode 21 through 68 of the 1948 "The Search For Robert Regent" came from the Radio Memories catalog. No attempt to list alternate titles has been made. Chronological Log: *********** Series 2: 1948 / 1949 15-Minute Serials ************ Date Day Num Episode Title Avail ------------ --- --- ----------------------------------- ----- THE SEARCH FOR ROBERT REGENT Jun 28, 1948 Mon 1 "Frank Chandler Returns" yes Jun 29, 1948 Tue 2 "Robert Regent's Secret" yes Jun 30, 1948 Wed 3 "The Psychic Summons" yes Jul 01, 1948 Thu 4 "Off To Egypt" yes Jul 02, 1948 Fri 5 "The Rug Shop" yes Jul 05, 1948 Mon 6 "Hypnotic Persuasion" yes Jul 06, 1948 Tue 7 "Dorothy Is Rescued" yes Jul 07, 1948 Wed 8 "Cab Ride To Cairo" yes Jul 08, 1948 Thu 9 "Message In The Blue Flame" yes Jul 09, 1948 Fri 10 "Journey Up The Nile" yes Jul 12, 1948 Mon 11 "The Pyramid And The Hotel" yes Jul 13, 1948 Tue 12 "Rendezvous In The Garden" yes Jul 14, 1948 Wed 13 "Meeting With Princess Nadji" yes Jul 15, 1948 Thu 14 "Betty Is Kidnapped" yes Jul 16, 1948 Fri 15 "Ahmed, The Fortune Teller" yes Jul 19, 1948 Mon 16 "Nadji And Roxor" yes Jul 20, 1948 Tue 17 "The Hand Of Horus" yes Jul 21, 1948 Wed 18 "The Spell Of The Ancient Statue" yes Jul 22, 1948 Thu 19 "The Statue's Secret" yes Jul 23, 1948 Fri 20 "Exorcism" yes Jul 26, 1948 Mon 21 "Betty And Bob Disappear" yes Jul 27, 1948 Tue 22 "Secret Door" yes Jul 28, 1948 Wed 23 "Roxor Threatens Death" yes Jul 29, 1948 Thu 24 "Bob Rescued" yes Jul 30, 1948 Fri 25 "Abdullah Disappears" yes Aug 02, 1948 Mon 26 "Emerald Casket" yes Aug 03, 1948 Tue 27 "Disappearing Ink" yes Aug 04, 1948 Wed 28 "Looking For Casket" yes Aug 05, 1948 Thu 29 "Sick Camel" yes Aug 06, 1948 Fri 30 "Trouble With Guides" yes Aug 09, 1948 Mon 31 "Low Water Supply" yes Aug 10, 1948 Tue 32 "Abdullah's Affections" yes Aug 11, 1948 Wed 33 "Gordon Douglas" yes Aug 12, 1948 Thu 34 "Douglas' Diner" yes Aug 13, 1948 Fri 35 "Douglas Is An Imposter" yes Aug 16, 1948 Mon 36 "Finding A Letter" yes Aug 17, 1948 Tue 37 "Nile Curse" yes Aug 18, 1948 Wed 38 "Chandu's Disguise" yes Aug 19, 1948 Thu 39 "Manuscript Found" yes Aug 20, 1948 Fri 40 "Douglas Tells Roxor" yes Aug 23, 1948 Mon 41 "Letter Arrives" yes Aug 24, 1948 Tue 42 "Roxor's Plan" yes Aug 25, 1948 Wed 43 "Fraud's Identity" yes Aug 26, 1948 Thu 44 "Abdullah Stabbed" yes Aug 27, 1948 Fri 45 "Inquest Planned" yes Aug 30, 1948 Mon 46 "Douglas Disappears" yes Aug 31, 1948 Tue 47 "Lost In The Catacombs" yes Sep 01, 1948 Wed 48 "Chandu's Rescue" yes Sep 02, 1948 Thu 49 "Roxor Is Alive" yes Sep 03, 1948 Fri 50 "Chandu Escapes" yes Sep 06, 1948 Mon 51 "Reaching The Ruins" yes Sep 07, 1948 Tue 52 "Judy Allen" yes Sep 08, 1948 Wed 53 "Torture Chamber" yes Sep 09, 1948 Thu 54 "Story Teller" yes Sep 10, 1948 Fri 55 "Cairo Restaurant" yes Sep 13, 1948 Mon 56 "Robert's Ring" yes Sep 14, 1948 Tue 57 "Arenia The Spider" yes Sep 15, 1948 Wed 58 "Curse On Betty" yes Sep 16, 1948 Thu 59 "Ben Ali's Home" yes Sep 17, 1948 Fri 60 "Opening The Letter" yes Sep 20, 1948 Mon 61 "Sonya Shoots Nagi" yes Sep 21, 1948 Tue 62 "Betty And Bob Run" yes Sep 22, 1948 Wed 63 "Arenia Is Shot" yes Sep 23, 1948 Thu 64 "Message For Nagi" yes Sep 24, 1948 Fri 65 "Mirror Of Life" yes Sep 27, 1948 Mon 66 "Roxor Is Killed" yes Sep 28, 1948 Tue 67 "Exploring The Garden" yes Sep 29, 1948 Wed 68 "Family Is Reunited - Conclusion" yes Date Day Num Episode Title Avail ------------ --- --- ----------------------------------- ----- MISSION TO MONTABANIA Oct 01, 1948 Fri 1 "Visions Of Disaster" yes Oct 04, 1948 Mon 2 "Danger At Home" yes Oct 05, 1948 Tue 3 "Psychic Communication" yes Oct 06, 1948 Wed 4 "California Intrigue" yes Oct 07, 1948 Thu 5 "Rendezvous In Paris" yes Oct 08, 1948 Fri 6 "Spector Of The Sword" yes Oct 11, 1948 Mon 7 "The Map In The Wall" yes Oct 12, 1948 Tue 8 "A Gypsy Warning" yes Oct 13, 1948 Wed 9 "At The Ball" yes Oct 14, 1948 Thu 10 "Prince Dimitri - Friend Or Foe?" yes Oct 15, 1948 Fri 11 "Incantation Of Evil" yes Oct 18, 1948 Mon 12 "The Intruder" yes Oct 19, 1948 Tue 13 "Meeting With Dimitri" yes Oct 20, 1948 Wed 14 "Ancient History" yes Oct 21, 1948 Thu 15 "Message From Nadji" yes Oct 22, 1948 Fri 16 "The Figurine Of Black Magic" yes Oct 25, 1948 Mon 17 "Meeting With Von Metzoss" yes Oct 26, 1948 Tue 18 "Treachery On The Trail" yes Oct 27, 1948 Wed 19 "Off To Paris" yes Oct 28, 1948 Thu 20 "Dorothy In Peril" yes Oct 29, 1948 Fri 21 "In The Caverns Of The Castle" yes Nov 01, 1948 Mon 22 "The Yogi's Warning" yes Nov 02, 1948 Tue 23 "Gypsy Trickery" yes Nov 03, 1948 Wed 24 "The Key" yes Nov 04, 1948 Thu 25 "The Portrait's Secret" yes Nov 05, 1948 Fri 26 "The Man In The Shadows" yes Nov 08, 1948 Mon 27 "The Howling Dog" yes Nov 09, 1948 Tue 28 "The Spy" yes Nov 10, 1948 Wed 29 "Mourning For A King" yes Nov 11, 1948 Thu 30 "New Treachery" yes Nov 12, 1948 Fri 31 "Around The Gypsy Campfire" yes Nov 15, 1948 Mon 32 "Gypsy Warning" yes Nov 16, 1948 Tue 33 "Up The Mountain Of The Scimitar" yes Nov 17, 1948 Wed 34 "The Secret Of The Cave" yes Nov 18, 1948 Thu 35 "Black Magic Strikes" yes Nov 19, 1948 Fri 36 "The Letter Is ÒRÓ" yes Nov 22, 1948 Mon 37 "Confrontations" yes Nov 23, 1948 Tue 38 "Duel Of The Sorcerers" yes Nov 24, 1948 Wed 39 "The Malevolent Dwarf" yes Nov 25, 1948 Thu 40 "Hypnotic Interrogation" yes Nov 26, 1948 Fri 41 "Surprise Visit" yes Nov 29, 1948 Mon 42 "Plotter's Of Death" yes Nov 30, 1948 Tue 43 "Demitri's Offer" yes Dec 01, 1948 Wed 44 "The Letter From Paris" yes Dec 02, 1948 Thu 45 "Return Of The Assassin" yes Dec 03, 1948 Fri 46 "The Brothers Of Jeopardy" yes Dec 06, 1948 Mon 47 "Return Of Roxor" yes Dec 07, 1948 Tue 48 "Return Of The King" yes Date Day Num Episode Title Avail ------------ --- --- ----------------------------------- ----- THE RETURN OF ROXOR Dec 08, 1948 Wed 1 "Nadgi's Secret" yes Dec 09, 1948 Thu 2 "The Missing Scientist" yes Dec 10, 1948 Fri 3 "Cafe Of Intrigue" yes Dec 13, 1948 Mon 4 "Psychic Vision" yes Dec 14, 1948 Tue 5 "Strangers On A Train" yes Dec 15, 1948 Wed 6 "Mission To Cairo" yes Dec 16, 1948 Thu 7 "Desert Visitors" yes Dec 17, 1948 Fri 8 "The Story Teller" yes Dec 20, 1948 Mon 9 "Sinister Schemes" yes Dec 21, 1948 Tue 10 "The House Of Fear" yes Dec 22, 1948 Wed 11 "The Return Of The Spider" yes Dec 23, 1948 Thu 12 "Psychic Vision" yes Dec 24, 1948 Fri 13 "Occult Powers" yes Dec 27, 1948 Mon 14 "The Power Of Chandu" yes Dec 28, 1948 Tue 15 "The Yogi Speaks" yes Dec 29, 1948 Wed 16 "The Time Of Terror" yes Dec 30, 1948 Thu 17 "Mystery In Siam" yes Dec 31, 1948 Fri 18 "The Mark Of The Cobra God" yes Jan 03, 1949 Mon 19 "Powerless" yes Jan 04, 1949 Tue 20 "Condemned To Death" yes Jan 05, 1949 Wed 21 "Midnight Trial" yes Jan 06, 1949 Thu 22 "Bob's And Betty's Desperate Plans" yes Jan 07, 1949 Fri 23 "Native Treachery" yes Jan 10, 1949 Mon 24 "Dr. Shaw's Secret" yes Jan 11, 1949 Tue 25 "The Dark Clouds Of Fear" yes Jan 12, 1949 Wed 26 "Jungle Exorcism" yes Jan 13, 1949 Thu 27 "Night Of The Tiger" yes Jan 14, 1949 Fri 28 "Visitor From Bangkok" yes Jan 17, 1949 Mon 29 "Tiger Hunt" yes Jan 18, 1949 Tue 30 "The Captive Prince" yes Jan 19, 1949 Wed 31 "Rendezvous In Calcutta" yes Jan 20, 1949 Thu 32 "Toast To Death" yes Jan 21, 1949 Fri 33 "Deadly Spies" yes Jan 24, 1949 Mon 34 "In The Grip Of Dark Forces" yes Jan 25, 1949 Tue 35 "The Voice Of Chandu" yes Jan 26, 1949 Wed 36 "Struggle In The Dark" yes Jan 27, 1949 Thu 37 "The Mark Of The Cobra God" yes Jan 28, 1949 Fri 38 "Banished To Oblivion" yes (end of 15-minute serials) ***************** Series 3: 1949 30-Minute Run ***************** Date Day Num Episode Title" Avail ------------ --- --- ----------------------------------- ----- THE SEARCH FOR ROBERT REGENT Feb 03, 1949 Thu 1 "Black Steps" yes Feb 10, 1949 Thu 2 "Village Of The Thieves" yes Feb 17, 1949 Thu 3 "Man With The Photographic Memory" yes Feb 24, 1949 Thu 4 "Brotherhood Of The Blood Oath" yes Mar 03, 1949 Thu 5 "Spell Of Dimitri" yes Mar 10, 1949 Thu 6 "Framed For Smuggling" yes Mar 17, 1949 Thu 7 "Temple Of Karnack" yes Mar 24, 1949 Thu 8 "Temple Under The Sea" yes Mar 31, 1949 Thu 9 "House Of Fear" yes Apr 07, 1949 Thu 10 ... title not known ... Apr 14, 1949 Thu 11 "Voice Of Darkness" yes Apr 21, 1949 Thu 12 "Ominous Deadly Sahara" yes Apr 28, 1949 Thu 13 "Fog Of The Forgotten Valley" yes (last of this series) ************* Series 4: The ABC 30-Minute Shows ************** Date Day Num Episode Title" Avail ------------ --- --- ------------------------------------ ----- May 06, 1949 Fri "The Deadly Sahara" yes Stars Tom Collins Nov 19, 1949 Sat "The Drug Runner" yes Nov 26, 1949 Sat "Island Of Disappearing Men" yes Dec 03, 1949 Sat "Death On The Golden Morn" yes Dec 10, 1949 Sat "The Wizard Of Kalahari" yes Dec 17, 1949 Sat "Terror In The Negev Desert" yes Dec 24, 1949 Sat "When The Mummy Moved" yes Jul 26, 1950 Wed "Rocket Sabotage" yes Aug 02, 1950 Wed "The Clever Jeff Adams" yes Aug 09, 1950 Wed "Henri, The Dress Designer" yes Aug 16, 1950 Wed "Black Market Hi-Jackers" yes Aug 23, 1950 Wed "Dr. Coleman, Alias Dr. Dauer" yes Aug 30, 1950 Wed "Naval Drug Fraud" yes References: * "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All Circulating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, CT 06514 * OTR club and vendor catalogs or web sites: * Radio Showcase, Steve Kelez, PO Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 * Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512 * Radio Historical Association of Colorado, PO Box 1908, Englewood, CO 80150 * Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And Comedy, PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177 * Radio Memories, Ted Davenport, 1600 Wewoka St., North Little Rock, AR 72116 * AVPRO, Don Aston, PO Box 1392, Lake Elsinore, CA 92531-1392 * Jerry Haendiges Productions, Jerry Haendiges, 13808 Sunset Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 * Vintage Broadcasts, Andy Blatt, PO Box 50065, Staten Island, NY 10305 Other Logs or Books: * CHANDU, THE MAGICIAN log, Jerry Haendiges Productions, 13808 Sunset Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 (http://www.otrsite.com) Reader Feedback: * Max Schmid provided information concerning 30 additional shows after the series of 13 30-minute shows listed in the log. It has been added to the Description and List Comments areas. * Charles Sloden provided a list of 12 of the shows mentioned by Max. * Michael J. Venables sent typo corrections. 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