The Mummy (1932 film)
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| File:The Mummy 1932 DVD cover.jpg The Mummy 1932 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Karl Freund |
| Written by | John L. Balderston |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle Jr. |
| Starring | Boris Karloff Zita Johann David Manners |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | December 22 1932 (U.S. release) |
Running time | 73 min |
| Language | English |
The Mummy is a 1932 horror film directed by Karl Freund, starring Boris Karloff as an Ancient Egyptian prince, Imhotep, whose mummy is inadvertently revived by a member of an archaeological expedition and who, using the name Ardath Bey (an anagram of 'Death by Ra'), prowls Cairo seeking the reincarnation of the soul of his ancient lover, Princess Ankh-es-en-amon.
A 1959 British film entitled "The Mummy", starring Christopher Lee in the title role, was actually a remake of two later Universal horror films about a different living mummy, Kharis, entitled The Mummy's Hand and The Mummy's Tomb.
plot summary
a ancient Eygtian priest comes back from the dead due to a ancient life giveing spell that was accidentally read by a archeologist who descoverd him. and seeks his love whome he was mummified alive for attempting to resurrect, and mistakes a beautiful young woman for her and attempts to make her his bride, and attempts to mummify her, so she can be reborn as he was. in the end they stop Imhotep (The Priest) from doing so by burning the scroll which contained the spell which gave him life and he disolves away into dust.
Trivia
- Director Karl Freund was the cinematographer for Fritz Lang's silent classic Metropolis (1927) and Tod Browning's Dracula featuring Bela Lugosi as well as for the 1950s television series I Love Lucy starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
- Although the Mummy wasn't on screen for more than ten minutes, Boris Karloff wore a whole body suit for the short time he was on screen.
- The Mummy very closely parallels the studio's classic from the year before, Dracula, with almost identical scenes, some of the same cast members in extremely similar roles (David Manners and Edward Van Sloan), and Dracula cinematographer Karl Freund as director. Some critics have called The Mummy an instant remake of Dracula, produced so the studio could cash in. The Mummy was not based on an earlier novel or play.
- Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett owns the copyright to the original movie poster.
External links
- The Mummy at IMDb
- The Mummy at the All Movie Guide
- The Mummy at The Terror Trap