Directed by:
Harold YoungCinematography:
George RobinsonCast:
Lon Chaney Jr., Dick Foran, John Hubbard, Elyse Knox, George Zucco, Wallace Ford, Turhan Bey, Virginia Brissac, Cliff Clark, Mary Gordon, Paul E. Burns (more)Plots(1)
The ancient Egyptian Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet (Turhan Bey) to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred tomb of his beloved Princess Ananka. Compassionately portrayed by Lon Chaney Jr., Kharis travels to the United States, with companion Mehemet, to seek archaeologist Stephen A. Banning (Dick Foran). Systematically, the last surviving members of the original expedition are killed while Mehemet falls in love with Isobel Evans (Elyse Knox), Banning's beautiful fiancée. He futilely tries to use the Mummy to ensnare Isobel to be his high priestess, but is prevented by a fiery mob which destroys him and the Mummy in this classic chiller. (Universal Pictures UK)
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Despite a certain amount of copying of older monster movies, The Mummy's Tomb is certainly watchable, not least because the mummy is very well masked and Lon Chaney Jr. has given it the right kind of movement, as well as a certain creepiness and a tragic undertone where you suspect for quite a while that this can't end well for the mummy. However, The Mummy's Tomb doesn't stand out above other Universal films.
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