Mandrake the Magician

Mandrake the Magician

Director: Sam Nelson, Norman Deming Cast: Warren Hull
Warren Hull
, Doris Weston
Doris Weston
, Al Kikume
Al Kikume
Sam Nelson
Mandrake the Magician

Mandrake the Magician

Director: Sam Nelson, Norman Deming Cast: Warren Hull
Warren Hull
, Doris Weston
Doris Weston
, Al Kikume
Al Kikume
Sam Nelson

DVD (Black & White)

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Overview

"This feature-length pilot for an unsold TV series was based on Mandrake the Magician, the long-running comic strip created by Lee Falk and Phil Davis in 1934. Raised in the Himalayas, the orphaned Mandrake (played as a child by David Hollander, and as an adult by Anthony Herrera) is taught the secrets of magic and mass hypnosis by the wizard Theron (James Hong), and is given an enchanted amulet that will protect him from harm. With the help of his loyal assistant Lother (Ji-Tu Cumbuka), the caped, top-hatted Mandrake attempts to thwart an insane extortionist who threatens to kill innocent amusement-park patrons unless he is given 10,000,000 dollars. Princess Narda, Mandrake's exotic vis-à-vis from the funny papers, is here replaced by a feisty female cohort named Stacy (Simone Griffeth). Earning no plaudits from devotees of the original comic strip, Mandrake was little heard from after its initial NBC telecast on January 24, 1979."

Product Details

Release Date: 05/13/2003
UPC: 0089859834929
Original Release: 1939
Rating: NR
Source: MUSIC VIDEO DIST.***
Region Code: A
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 3:35:00
Sales rank: 39,055

Special Features

Poster gallery; Biographies; Bonus serial trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Warren Hull Mandrake
Doris Weston Betty
Al Kikume Lothar
Rex Downing Tommy
Edward Earle Dr. Bennett
Forbes Murray Professor
Kenneth MacDonald Webster

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