The Return of Chandu the Magician pressbook-Bela Lugosi-1935-large format=-Af

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The Return of Chandu the Magician pressbook-Bela Lugosi-1935-large format-
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ITEM:   This is T
he Return of Chandu the Magician
pressbook from 1935.  This was a 12 part serial starring Bela Lugosi.  It is a large format, 12 by 17 7/8 inches, with covers printed on orange paper.  Filled with images to be used to promote the film.
The Return of Chandu
is a 1934 American 12 episode
fantasy
film serial
based on the radio series
Chandu the Magician
. It was produced by
Sol Lesser
and directed by
Ray Taylor
, and starred
Béla Lugosi
as Frank Chandler (aka Chandu the Magician). The serial was originally released to be booked by theaters in any one of three ways: as a conventional serial of twelve weekly chapters of equal running times; as a 60-minute feature film comprising the first four episodes, to be followed by the remaining 8 episodes in weekly serial format; or as a stand-alone feature comprising the first four chapters (the fourth episode ending not with a cliffhanger, but with an apparent resolution to the story). In 1935, the remaining 8 episodes of the serial were also edited into a second feature film, of 65 minute length, released as
Chandu on the Magic Island
. This serial marked one of the few times that Lugosi played a
protagonist
rather than an
antagonist
: in fact, Lugosi had played Roxor, the main villain, in the 1932 film
Chandu the Magician
.
DATE:  1935
SIZE: 12  by 17 7/8  inches, 12 pages with includes orange paper covers.
COND:  Minor use and age marks, with edge tears here and there on covers.  Covers have become loose, minor splits on binding folds on interior pages.  All  in otherwise very Fine, condition.  Please view the attached image to see the quality of this fine item.
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