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The Mummy's Tomb (1942)

APPROVED 60 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama  -   23 October 1942 (USA)
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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), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Dick Foran, John Hubbard and Elyse Knox
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dick Foran Dick Foran ...
Stephen Banning (also archive footage)
John Hubbard John Hubbard ...
Elyse Knox Elyse Knox ...
George Zucco George Zucco ...
Wallace Ford Wallace Ford ...
Babe' Hanson (also archive footage)
Turhan Bey Turhan Bey ...
Virginia Brissac Virginia Brissac ...
Mrs. Ella Evans
Cliff Clark Cliff Clark ...
Sheriff
Mary Gordon Mary Gordon ...
Jane Banning
Paul E. Burns Paul E. Burns ...
Jim, the Caretaker
Frank Reicher ...
Professor Matthew Norman
Emmett Vogan Emmett Vogan ...
Coroner
Lon Chaney Jr. ...
Kharis, the Mummy (as Lon Chaney)
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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. Written by Jeremy Lunt <durlinlunt@acadia.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

High Priest | Princess | Egyptian | Sarcophagus | Sacrilege  | See more »

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The FEAR of the Year! See more »

Genres:

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

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La tombe de la momie See more »

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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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. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: 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. See more »

Connections

Spoofed in Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) See more »