Another fun mummy movie from Universal. This is the first of three mummy films that feature Lon Chaney, Jr. as the mummy. It's really a thankless role for him, as you never see his face and it could be anybody under those bandages as far as the audience is concerned. Still, Chaney is the only horror movie legend to play all four of the great monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, Wolf Man, Mummy).
This story takes place decades after the last film. Here, George Zucco's character is now an old man and he charges Turhan Bey with the sacred duty of controlling Kharis (both Zucco and Kharis survived the last film). Bey takes Kharis to America, where he proceeds to kill off the remaining members of the expedition from The Mummy's Hand. It's interesting they had the protagonists (Dick Foran, Wallace Beery) from the previous film killed off here. This sort of thing wasn't done back then but it's pretty cool. The new leads (John Hubbard, Elyse Knox) are a little on the bland side but the movie works anyway because the mummy is the star. As with most Universal horror films, I definitely recommend you check it out. It's a short runtime full of great escapist fun for young and old alike.
This story takes place decades after the last film. Here, George Zucco's character is now an old man and he charges Turhan Bey with the sacred duty of controlling Kharis (both Zucco and Kharis survived the last film). Bey takes Kharis to America, where he proceeds to kill off the remaining members of the expedition from The Mummy's Hand. It's interesting they had the protagonists (Dick Foran, Wallace Beery) from the previous film killed off here. This sort of thing wasn't done back then but it's pretty cool. The new leads (John Hubbard, Elyse Knox) are a little on the bland side but the movie works anyway because the mummy is the star. As with most Universal horror films, I definitely recommend you check it out. It's a short runtime full of great escapist fun for young and old alike.