the return of chandu be notable and if one can say that and for the casting of bela lugosi a the hero rather than the villain . why he even get the girl . the story a such and involve the black magic cult of ubasti try to capture the last egyptian princess nadji ( the delectable maria alba ) and use her a a sacrifice a a mean of revive their ancient leader who just happen to look like nadji . lugosi a chandu and who possess magical power and try to thwart the villain . director ray taylor do his best with limited resource and extensive stock footage . fan of king kong ( 1933 ) will recognize the giant door that be use to keep kong at bay in several scene . the acting be for the most part and awful . the actor who play the high priest ( i believe lucien prival ) for example and use that act coach inspire pronunciation that be so common in the early talkie . the less say about the others the good . it be a mystery why lugosi accept part in independent quicky at this stage of his career and because he be still a bankable star at universal at this time . maybe it be because in this case he get to play the hero and get the girl and who know . a his career start to spiral downwards in the late 30 and this kind of fare would become the norm for lugosi rather than the exception .