The Mummy
About The Mummy
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.
The Mummy is a 1932 horror film directed by Karl Freund. The film is filed under cliché, pre-code, egypt, and virgin.
Boris Karloff takes the lead as Imhotep, Zita Johann as Helen Grosvenor, David Manners as Frank Whemple, and Arthur Byron as Sir Joseph Whemple. At 73 minutes long, it arrived in December 1932.
The screenplay is by John L. Balderston. American members can watch it on Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus.
The Mummy's Hand, Dracula, and Mummies make useful companions to The Mummy, all filed under archaeologist, black and white, and buried alive. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 729 votes and it carries a NR rating.