The Mummy

1932 73 min ★ 6.8 Horror, Fantasy

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

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Cast

Boris Karloff

Imhotep / 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 Servant

Kathryn Byron

Frau Muller

Leonard Mudie

Professor Pearson

James Crane

The Pharaoh

Details

Director

Karl Freund

Screenplay

John L. Balderston

Tagline

"It comes to life!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$196,000

Revenue

$1,408

Production

Universal Pictures

Reviews

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tiailds

January 16, 2016

★ 6/10

After watching Frankenstein and Dracula, this one is far above them. "Is it interesting?" This one kept my interest for quite a while, though the editing was a major flaw. 2 out of 3. "Is it memorable?" If I think of classic monster movies, I will think of this one. Especially the story. 2 out of 3. "Is it entertaining?" That is the biggest problem. We have a great bad guy with a recogn...

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John Chard

July 10, 2016

★ 7/10

Put it back. Bury it where you found it. You have read the curse. You dare defy it? The Mummy is directed by Karl Freund and written by Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer and John L. Balderston. It stars Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron, Edward Van Sloan, and Bramwell Fletcher. Music is by James Dietrich and cinematography by Charles J. Stumar. The first of Universal'...

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CinemaSerf

July 23, 2023

★ 7/10

When a team of British Museum explorers discover the tomb of an Egyptian princess, they also discover the mummy of her forbidden lover "Imhotep" (Boris Karloff) and a secret scroll that has the power, when read aloud, to restore the dead to life. It's on reading that document in the crypt that the mummy is restored to life and escaping for the moment, he determines to return and rescue his princes...