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.

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 mintutes, 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.

External links

• The Mummy at the All Movie Guide
• Mummy at The Terror Trap

See also

• The Mummy (1959 film)
• The Mummy (1999 film)

1932 films | Fictional mummies | Ancient Egypt in fiction | Horror films | Universal films

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