Mandrake the Magician

May 6, 1939

3h 35m

★ 5.6

BLACK MAGIC Conjures Up A Holocaust Of Thrills!

Overview

Mandrake and his team attempt to prevent "The Wasp" from stealing and using a new Radium invention.

Genres

Action

Crime

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Mandrake the Magician Trailers

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Cast

Mandrake the Magician

Warren Hull

Betty Houston

Doris Weston

Lothar

Al Kikume

Tommy Houston

Rex Downing

Dr. Andre Bennett

Edward Earle

Professor Houston

Forbes Murray

James Webster

Kenneth MacDonald

Frank Raymond

Don Beddoe

Dorgan

Dick Curtis

Dirk

John Tyrrell

Green

Stanley Brown

Rest Home Nurse

Beatrice Curtis

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