The Egyptian Mummy (1914)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Lee Beggs

Writer:

Alice A. Methley (writer)

Release Date:

16 December 1914 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot:

In order to make money, a man hires a bum to pretend to be a mummy, so he can sell the "body" for scientific experiments. |

Plot Keywords:

Mummy

Cast

Lee Beggs	...	Prof. Hicks
Constance Talmadge	...	Florence
Billy Quirk	...	Dick Graham
Joel Day	...	The Egyptian Mummy

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Company:

Vitagraph Company of America

I thought it was cute

I laughed at this short, it was funny. And I was surprised that another Connie Talmadge film survived, and quite delighted to see her playing her perky self again. If only more of her films were still around. She was super at comedy.

This short tells the story of a man who finds an unusual way to make a lot of money very quickly, so that he can marry the girl of his dreams. He enlists the aid of a hobo to play a mummy, so that he can sell his body for scientific experiments. Of course the mummy has to play dead, but has a very difficult time doing so. When he "comes alive" again pandemonium results.

I give this short a 7 out of 10.