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Director:
Del Lord
Writers:
Searle Kramer (original screenplay)
Elwood Ullman (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
24 February 1939 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Short See more »
Tagline:
Found - in a storm of laughs!
Plot:
The stooges go to Egypt in search of the mummy of king Rootin-Tootin for which a museum will pay a $5000 prize... See more » | Add synopsis »
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We Want Our Mummy and so did I!This is great one! See more (9 total) »

Cast

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Curly Howard ... Curly (as Curly)

Larry Fine ... Larry (as Larry)

Moe Howard ... Moe / Radio Announcer (as Moe)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dick Curtis ... Jackson (uncredited)
Bud Jamison ... Dr. Crowell (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton ... Cab Driver (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch ... Thug in Mummy Outfit (uncredited)
James C. Morton ... Prof. Wilson (uncredited)
John Tyrrell ... Thug in Egyptian Garb (uncredited)
Robert Williams ... Prof. Tuttle (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Del Lord 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Searle Kramer  original screenplay
Elwood Ullman  original screenplay

Produced by
Jules White .... associate producer
 
Cinematography by
Allen G. Siegler 
 
Film Editing by
Charles Nelson 
 
Music Department
Leigh Harline .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Ben Oakland .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
William Grant Still .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 

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Runtime:
USA:18 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Company:
Columbia Pictures CorporationSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The voice on the taxicab radio is Moe Howard's normal speaking voice.See more »
Quotes:
Curly:C'mon, Rootin-Tootin old kid! Heh heh! Whoever crowned you king?See more »

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We Want Our Mummy and so did I!This is great one!, 12 March 2003
Author: Movie Nuttball from U.S.A.

This is another great one!Its very funny but its different.Dick Curtis was good as always, Theodore Lorch was excellent and Bud Jamison and James C. Morton is very good in the short film.This is a very good Three Stooges and I think all Stooge fans will like it!

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