ADVENTURE, BELA LUGOSI; 1934
01:01:00:00,Chapter 1: The Chosen Victim, A silhouette bangs gong. Union Air Terminal sign, By the timetable, men in suits ask conductor if a certain passenger is aboard. Closeup of invitation to a formal dinner party, Elegant guests mingle in grand house, Princess Nadji is introduced to the host, Mr. Chandler, Betty and Bob enter, are introduced to Nadji, they comfort the nervous princess. Judy the extrovert tries to grab Bob away from Betty, he is called away, she is annoyed, Two mysterious, sinister looking guests arrive,, Nadji looks terrified when she sees them, Bob sits on setee giving information to a newspaper reporter interested in the princess, Betty, Bob, mother and Nadji in private study discuss the mysterious guests, Bob plans to find out their identity, The guest conspires with a houseboy, A plane takes off on dark runway, Passengers arrive at station, Chandu walks towards phone booth, enters, makes call, Mother answers the call, puts Nadji on with Chandu, she is delighted to hear from him, Chandu leaves the phone booth he spots two men watching him, CU he rubs his magic ring and vanishes, The two men are baffled, Nadji tells Betty, Bob and mother about her platonic relationship with Chandu. People dance at fancy party, Closeup of wine glass on houseboy's tray. Entire group raises glasses NICE, Guest proposes a toast to Nadji, she is served the glass,, Princess thanks the guests for their hospitality, lifts the glass to her lips, then it is thrown from her hand and breaks against the wall. Chandu appears, he is greeted warmly, The houseboy looks worried, The mysterious guests try to leave unnoticed, Chandu and Nadjisit, he tells her of a plot against her, Chandu stands before houseboy, waves his hand in front of his face, hypnotizes the houseboy into his power, the houseboy tells him of the men and their meeting place, As he gives information, a figure outside the window shoots a poisoned dart, CU Blowgun, man blows, Chandu gives shocked expressions, Chandu moves over to the window to investigate, the figure shoots another dart at Chandu, End text asks questions to be answered in next installment,Chapter 2: The House In The Hills (01:17:00:00), Preface text, Chandu moves out of the path of the propelled poisoned dart, Nadji and mother rush into the room, Chandu gives them instructions, comforts Nadji, A dead tree, A ramshackle house, Inside, the meeting of the sect of Ubasti. They conduct a religious ceremony, wear robes and turbans, chant prayer. Leader looks into a flame and sees into the goings on in Chandu's house. Sect. Cult ritual, Cult Meeting, Chandu tells the mother why he doesn't involve the police, Chandu talks to Bob as he gets into convertible, wears cap, Deliveryman smokes pipe as he and partner get in delivery truck, Two crooks hide in the back of the van, The deliveryman brings flowers to Chandu's house, plucks one from the bouquet and gives it to Nadji, She thanks him and sits and reads while smelling the flower, She announces to Betty that she is sleepy, goes in the house to nap, She enters her room, still smelling the flower, and passes out on the floor, The deliveryman tries to carry her away, Betty and Bob knock on her door and send the kidnapper into a closet until they leave, He returns to the room carrying Nadji, He places her in a mummy's case and lifts her with cohort out of the house into their van, Chandu meets with ship's captain, drives off in convertible, Chandu returns to the house, discover Nadji's disappearance, Chandu runs up stairs excitedly, Chandu notices the missing mummy case, Chandu gets back in his car and drives off with Bob, They drive along winding Los Angeles canyon road. POV from roadster (with hood ornament visible), The van arrives at the Ubasti house, the mummy case is lifted out and brought in. The lid is lifted, revealing Nadji to the Ubasti leader, Chandu's car takes a sharp turn and crashes through the railing, End of chapter questions,Chapter 3: On The High Seas. (01:37:00:00), Chandu crashes the railing but stops the car before going over the cliff, Car drives over camera, Chandu rubs his ring and communicates with his Yogi, A distant voice advises Chandu (Chandu addresses the Yogi as "My Teacher"), Bob sits in passenger seat looking on. They continue to drive, They arrive at the house. Steering wheel turns by itself, Bob stays in the car while Chandu sneaks in, looks around the rooms, spies on the robbed cult members chanting over the unconscious Nadji, Chandu rubs his ring, becomes invisible, A door opens, a lid is lifted off a jug, the lid is placed over a flame, Chandu reappears before the guards, waves his hands in front of them, hypnotising them, Chandu carries Nadji out and into the car. They drive off, A ship sails on the ocean. Yacht, Chandu waits by Nadji's bedside for her to awaken, Chandu chants "Awaken" she moves slightly, Captain served tea by servant, The door opens slightly, the Ubasti leader peeks in, waits for Chandu to leave. Chandu consults with Betty and Bob (all are dressed in yachting outfits, including Chandu: blazer, cap, white pants), Betty and Bob look out over the ship's railing, see a light in the distance, The Ubasti priest, Vindhyan, enters Nadji's room, ambushes the servant from behind and gags him, locks him in another room, Man peers thru porthole, He turns out the light in Nadji's room, looks out the window, signals with his flashlight, The servant recovers, tries to free himself, Ubasti leader puts Nadji in his power, takes her out to a waiting rowboat, The servant informs Chandu of the kidnapping. They rush out to save her, Vindhyan holds a knife to her throat if they make any moves, End Of Chapter questions