The Return of Chandu is a 1934 English-language Adventure Fantasy film written by Barry Barringer, Harry A. Earnshaw, R.r. Morgan and Vera M. Oldham. The movie is directed by Ray Taylor and produced by Sol Lesser under the banner of Sol Lesser Productions. The Black Magic cult of Ubasti, based on the isle of Lemuria, believes that Nadji, a princess of Egypt, is a reincarnation of their long-dead goddess, Ossana, and intend to sacrifice Nadji so that Ossana may be resurrected. Nadji has taken refuge at the California home of Frank Chandler, an American raised in the east and possessed of White Magical powers, who calls himself Chandu. Vindhyan, high priest of the cult's California outpost, learns of this and ultimately succeeds in placing her in a trance which Chandu cannot easily break, propelling him to move her to safety, choosing the port of Suva in the South Seas. There, aided by his sister Dorothy, nephew Bob and niece Betty, Chandu is able to revive her and deal with Vindhyan, only to have the evil Voice of Ubasti, highest of the high priests, spirit her to Lemuria through the magic Circle of Ola. Chandu, Dorothy, Bob and Betty set out in pursuit but end up shipwrecked on Lemuria itself, with his family also now held for sacrifice while Chandu is plunged into the endless maze of caverns beneath the evil Temple of Ubasti, shrouded from his own powers by the full forces of Black Magic.. Written by. The return of chandu stars Bela Lugosi, Maria Alba, Clara Kimball Young, Lucien Prival, Dean Benton, Phyllis Ludwig and Bryant Washburn. Cinematography was done by John Hickson and editing by Carl Himm and Louis Sackin. The movie has a running time of 208-65 minutes. It was released on 1st October 1934. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Principal Distributing Corp.