Summary
A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest and the living mummy Kharis who are the guardians of Ananka’s tomb.
Details
Release Date: September 20, 1940
Runtime: 67 minutes
Genres: Horror, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 5.7/10 (92 votes)
The Mummy (Universal) Collection
The Mummy
An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.
The Mummy's Hand
A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest and the living mummy Kharis who are the guardians of Ananka’s tomb.
The Mummy's Tomb
A high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier.
The Mummy's Ghost
An Egyptian high priest travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient Egyptian princess Ananka and her living guardian mummy Kharis. Learning that Ananka's spirit has been reincarnated into another body, he kidnaps a young woman of Egyptian descent with a mysterious resemblance to the princess. However, the high priest's greedy desires cause him to lose control of the mummy...
The Mummy's Curse
After being buried in quicksand for the past 25 years, Kharis is set free to roam the rural bayous of Louisiana, as is the soul of his beloved Princess Ananka, still housed in the body of Amina Mansouri, who seeks help and protection at a swamp draining project.
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Cast
Dick Foran
Steve Banning
Peggy Moran
Marta Solvani
Wallace Ford
Babe Jenson
Eduardo Ciannelli
The High Priest
George Zucco
Professor Andoheb
Cecil Kellaway
The Great Solvani
Charles Trowbridge
Dr. Petrie
Tom Tyler
The Mummy
Sig Arno
The Beggar-Henchman
Harry Stubbs
Bartender
Michael Mark
Bazaar Owner
Leon Belasco
Ali
Frank Lackteen
Temple Priest (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie
Temple Priest (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
Zita Johann
Princess Ananka (archive footage / uncredited)
James Crane
King Amenophis (archive footage / uncredited)