The Mummy

August 28th, 2008



The Mummy

Category: Drama
All Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Release Year: 1932
Country: USA
Runtime: 73
Rating: 7 (0)
Languages: English, Arabic, French
Director: Karl Freund
Sound: Mono
Taglines:
  • It comes to life!

  • Writing by: Nina Wilcox Putnam - (story) and
    Richard Schayer - (story)
    John L. Balderston - (writer)

    Produced by: Carl Laemmle Jr. - producer
    Stanley Bergerman - associate producer (uncredited)

    Cast: Boris Karloff - Im-ho-tep, alias Ardath Bey
    Zita Johann - Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon
    David Manners - Frank Whemple
    Arthur Byron - Sir Joseph Whemple
    Edward Van Sloan - Dr. Muller
    Bramwell Fletcher - Ralph Norton
    Noble Johnson - The Nubian
    Kathryn Byron - Frau Muller
    Leonard Mudie - Prof. Pearson
    James Crane - The Pharaoh
    Henry Victor - The Saxon warrior (scenes deleted)

    Music: James Dietrich
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    Plot Outline: In 1921 a field expedition in Egypt discovers the mummy of ancient Egyptian prince Im-Ho-Tep, who was condemned and buried alive for sacrilege...
    Plot: In 1921 a field expedition in Egypt discovers the mummy of ancient Egyptian prince Im-Ho-Tep, who was condemned and buried alive for sacrilege. Also found in the tomb is the Scroll of Thoth, which can bring the dead back to life. One night a young member of the expedition reads the Scroll out loud, and then goes insane, realizing that he has brought Im-Ho-Tep back to life. Ten years later, disguised as a modern Egyptian, the mummy attempts to reunite with his lost love, an ancient princess who has been reincarnated into a beautiful young woman.

    Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
     A good cast is worth repeating...

    Goofs: We know about 4 goofs. Here comes one of them:
    Continuity: When we first see Helen, she is smoking a cigarette in a holder. When she turns from the camera she raises it to her mouth; in the next shot its nowhere to be seen.

    Trivia: There are 14 entries in the trivia list - like these:
    • Henry Victor appears in the credits of the film as "Saxon Warrior," yet he never actually appears in the movie. The Saxon Warrior was part of a long flashback sequence showing all the heroines past lives from ancient Egypt to the present. The sequence was cut from the final film.
    • Ardath Bey (the name Imhotep assumes after his exhumation) is an anagram of Death by Ra (Ra is the Egyptian sun-god).
    • Boris Karloff mummy makeup is based on the appearance of Ramses III; makeup artist Jack P. Pierce spent eight hours applying Karloffs makeup.


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