Chandu the Magician

Chandu the Magician.

In the three years that thou has dwelt among us@

thou has conquered the atma of the spirt@

and found thy reward in the powers proclaimed by Shiva.

Thou shalt look into the eyes of men@

and they shall be as straw in thine hands.

Thou shalt cause them to see what is not there@

even unto a gathering of 12 times 12.

My son, I proclaim thee one of the sacred company of the yogi@

and bestow upon thee the name of Chandu.

Thou hast done well, my son.

To few indeed of thy race have the secrets of the yogi been revealed.

To you, my teacher, I express my thanks.

- What more can I learn? - Nothing, now. The world needs thee.

Go forth in thy youth and strength@

and conquer the evil that threatens mankind.

I have gazed in the crystal, and I've seen the forces of death and destruction@

rising from the brain of a madman.

Look.

- Who is this man? - This man is Roxor.

Last of an ancient family that lived in Alexandria.

He has built a home in the rock temple of Madu@

that stands on the great cliffs above the third cataract of the Nile.

But why am I appointed to fight this man?

It is fate who has chosen thee for the task, my son.

And because no man fights so well as when he is protecting his loved ones@

fate has thrown thine own family in the path of this human monster.

Look.

Dorothy@ my sister.

Yes. Her husband has brought his family to Cairo@

so that he maybe near his friend Roxor.

This man, Robert Regent...

has a secret of enormous power.

Yes. For years, my brother-in-law@

has worked to perfect a death ray strong enough to destroy whole cities.

He's never found it.

This death ray in the hands of Roxor@

Means an end to goodness@

An end to all that is noble@

all that is sane.

Can't you do something?

Surely the police must be able to find some trace of him.

Oh, please telephone me as soon as you have any news at all.

- Thanks. - Oh, Mother. Mother, you mustn't worry.

I'm sure we'll hear from Father soon.

- Mother? Look at the letters I found. - Where did you get them, Betty?

- In the laboratory. - You didn't go out there in the dark now?

Oh, Mother, how could anyone be hanging around the garden in this sandstorm?

I thought I might find some clues in them.

But you mustn't go outside again.

Why? Did you see something?

Tell me. Did you bolt the door when you came through?

I@ I don't remember.

- What did you see, Mother? - Nothing, Bobby.

It may be foolish, but I thought I saw a face peering in at that window.

Oh, Mother, let's go away from here.

We can't, dearest. Not until we have some news from your father.

Listen!

I thought I heard a door close.

What's that?

Well, what's the matter? Don't you recognize me?

- Oh, Frank! - There, there.

Now, don't cry. Don't cry.

I've come here to help you find Robert.

- Uncle Frank, do you know about Father? - Yes, dear.

- Do you know where he is? - I want to talk to you alone, Dorothy.

My, my, Betty Lou, how you've grown.

And Bobby too. But he's too big to kiss.

Sure. We're grown up pretty nearly, Uncle Frank@

so why can't we stay and hear what you know about Father?

- I'll tell you everything later. - There's something I want to know now.

What was that bell that rang just before you came in?

That was an astral bell. It tells you when a yogi is near.

- You're really a yogi now? - Mm-hmm.

And when I hear that bell, I know it's a warning from a yogi that danger threatens.

What's that?

It's only a pride of dogs down by the river.

"Now that I know your plans, no money on earth@

"could persuade me to sell you the secret of the death ray.

"If you try to approach me again, I shall denounce you to the authorities.

I'm convinced you are a madman and should be dealt with accordingly."

Do you know whom this letter was intended for?

- No. - Roxor.

- Roxor? - I'm sure of it. Robert's his prisoner.

- Where? - That I don't know.

I tried to communicate with his mind, but the crystal revealed nothing.

He must be@

- Dead? - No, no.

Just probably drugged, that's all. Unconscious.

Robert Regent, I'm calling you. Calling!

You see? It's useless.

Calling him has no response.

Help! Let me go! Stop it!

- Who sent you here? - Roxor.

- Where did you see Roxor? - At the wine cellar of@

Open in the name of Osiris@

the blind eyes, sealed lips, deaf ears.

I wish to see Roxor.

The effendi is speaking with a friend and may not be disturbed.

He will see me. Tell him it is Princess Nadji.

Bring the princess here.

We must not let her find you here, Abdullah.

I don't know yet whether she is to be a friend or an enemy.

If she proves to be an enemy, I beg you let me deal with her.

Why? Do you hate the princess Nadji?

I hate her.

Yet I want her more than I've ever wanted any woman before.

Very well, Abdullah.

If Nadji opposes me@

and you serve me well@

there shall be a new slave in your harem.

Come in.

Let me have your cloak.

Then I may not feast my eyes on your lovely figure?

- Why have you sent for me, Roxor? - Why?

To offer you my friendship.

- Well, here we are. - Yes, but how are we going to get in?

You're not going in. You're going to stay here and watch.

But it'd be much more fun to go in with you.

Listen, Bobby, in case anything happens to me@

your mother and Betty Lou will need a man to protect them.

Stay here.

You have the word, brother?

Open in the name of Osiris@

the blind eyes, sealed lips, deaf ears.

But my people are happy and contented.

The great dams have multiplied our crops a hundredfold.

What if I destroy those dams?

- What? - Yes.

I can do it with one blast from my death ray.

Then where will your people be?

More than a billion tons of water will sweep down on them@

drowning them like rats.

The greatest flood since the biblical deluge.

So, unless my people join in making you a modern pharaoh@

you will annihilate them.

Pharaoh.

I shall be greater than any pharaoh.

Civilization and all its works shall be destroyed.

Men shall return to savagery@

following only one supreme intelligence@

me.

You see, you're my prisoner.

Every man in this house is my servant.

- You can't keep me here. - I shan't try.

You are to be sent to a friend of mine as a present.

Did you call me, master?

Take this woman through the tunnel to the river. A boat is waiting.

Come!

Come, Nadji, quick.

- Chandu! - Come.

What's the matter with you?

Stop them! Stop those two!

After them!

Stop them!

- Everything aboard, Ahmed? - Yes, effendi.

Very well.

Mother, is she a real princess?

Yes, Betty. Uncle Frank says she's descended@

from a long line of ancient Egyptian kings.

- And are we really going to her palace? - No, Bobby.

- We're going to her dahabieh. - Her "daha" what?

Oh, Bobby, don't you know that's a houseboat?

And the princess says we'll have to travel all night by camelback.

Won't that be great?

Wasn't it strange that chance should have sent you@

to look for Roxor just when I needed you most?

It wasn't chance, Nadji. It was fate.

I mean, it was, uh@ It was fate that brought me in front of that door.

At first I didn't recognize you.

You see, it's three years since last we met.

- Remember? - Yes.

Those days in Paris@ I've thought a lot about them.

I know.

In the yogi monastery, there's a pool@

where you can see the face of anyone who's thinking of you.

And did you see my face in it?

If you would have looked in it, you would have seen mine much oftener.

Mother, do you think the princess can help us in finding Father?

I don't know, darling, but Uncle Frank says we'll be much safer@

as her guests than if we're left here alone.

Well, I shouldn't be frightened anywhere with Uncle Frank.

Oh, look. There are the camels.

El Mahafi, are you ready to leave?

Yes, Princess, and tomorrow's sun will see us there.

Cush. Cush.

You bloomin' idiot. Don't you understand plain English?

Voulez-vous cush?

Oh, why don't you kneel down when I ask you to?

Aw, I wish I had it.

- Miggles! - Captain Chandler.

That's all right, Miggles. Don't salute me, and don't call me Captain Chandler.

We're out of the army now.

What are you doing in that funny-looking getup?

Nursemaid to a blooming camel. Oh, I'm so happy I met you, Captain.

You've gotta get me out of this. You've gotta give me a job.

I'll work for you for nothing. After all, I was a good orderly, wasn't I, sir?

Are you still drinking, Miggles?

Well, sir@

Changin' the subject, do you still do your magic tricks?