C H A N D U T H E M A G I C I A N
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Last Update: May 20, 2004
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