The Mummy's Tomb (1942)

A high priest travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier.

Director:

Harold Young

Writers:

Neil P. Varnick (story), Griffin Jay (screenplay),

Stars:

Dick Foran, John Hubbard, Elyse Knox

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dick Foran	...	Stephen Banning
John Hubbard	...	Dr. John Banning
Elyse Knox	...	Isobel Evans
George Zucco	...	Andoheb
Wallace Ford	...	Babe' Hanson
Turhan Bey	...	Mehemet Bey
Virginia Brissac	...	Mrs. Ella Evans
Cliff Clark	...	Sheriff
Mary Gordon	...	Jane Banning
Paul E. Burns	...	Jim, the Caretaker
Frank Reicher	...	Professor Matthew Norman
Emmett Vogan	...	Coroner
Lon Chaney Jr.	...	Kharis, the Mummy (as Lon Chaney)

Storyline

A high priest travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier.

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Plot Keywords:

high priest | egyptian | princess | tomb | sacrilege | 

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Taglines:

The FEAR of the Year!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Tumba da Múmia

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.

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Goofs

Dick Foran and Mary Gordon are playing brother and sister, yet he speaks with a plain American accent, while she has a pronounced Scottish accent.

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Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Horror (1996)

User Reviews

Good Film

Mummy's Tomb, The (1942)

*** (out of 4)

Sequel to The Mummy's Hand has a high priest restoring Kharis (Lon Chaney, Jr.) and brings him to America to destroy those who broke into Princess Ananka's tomb (in the previous film). This is a very entertaining sequel and I might even call it the best mummy film from Universal. The film runs a very fast paced 62-minutes with at least eight of those being flashbacks of the previous film. While there isn't too much plot going on there is plenty of action with Chaney stepping into the role of the mummy. Unlike say the Karloff version, this film has the mummy in plenty of action and Chaney handles it quite well, although some have objected to his big size. The supporting cast includes Wallace Ford, George Zucco and Dick Foran turning in fine performances. The best thing about the film is that it contains some great atmosphere and that includes the wonderful first attack by the mummy, which also has some nice tension. With the nice music score (recycled from previous films) and tight ending this ranks as one of the better films from Universal, although it certainly doesn't match their true classics.