History of Superhero Films: Mandrake The Magician (1939)

from Pop Culture Historians · host Ryan Ritter

This week, the Pop Culture Historians meet MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN! What happens when you take a King Features newspaper strip character with magic powers and just turn him into a parlor magician? The same thing that happens when you really want to cash in on the success of THE SPIDER’S WEB: you get a bad serial! Watch us struggle to come up with anything good to say about this Warren Hull led vehicle. The full serial can be found on YouTube!

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