bela lugosi be not typecast in this fantastic twelve part adventure serial and play the lead a frank chandler or chandu the magician and enjoy his role a a representative of the force of white magic push against those of black and while display vigourous fight skill and successfully woo a young egyptian princess and and cut a lean and dashing figure in yacht gear and complete with nautical cap . the somewhat lumpy plot engage chandler or chandu in an ongoing series of escapade point at achieve the rescue of his fiancee and princess nadji ( maria alba ) and others from the clutch of the idol worship sect of ubasti and which covets nadji blood in order to revivify an ancient mummify princess entomb upon the mysterious island of lemuria . director ray taylor and an old hand at such entertainment keep event move briskly and but repeat scene and footage and a good deal of which be to be find in the previous year skull island set from king kong and and the port locale from son of kong and reduces original action to less than 60 minute from the serial running length of over two and one half hour and and if view at one sit and becomes lack in effect to most viewer and unless insomniac .