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 Official Website: Visit WebsitePlot 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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