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Director:
Harold Young
Writers:
Neil P. Varnick (story)
Griffin Jay (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
23 October 1942 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
BURIED FURY!...stalking to life from the depths of doom! (print ad from Realart re-release) See more »
Plot:
A high priest travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who... See more » | Add synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Classic Monsters Live on at Universal, The Mummy Gets Reborn
 (From shocktillyoudrop. 4 April 2012, 2:15 PM, PDT)
The Mummy Gets Reborn at Universal
 (From Comingsoon.net. 4 April 2012)
Daily Briefing. Slow Criticism 2012
 (From MUBI. 20 February 2012, 9:23 AM, PST)
User Reviews:
a slight step down in quality but still wonderful fun See more (33 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Dick Foran ... Stephen Banning (also archive footage)
John Hubbard ... Dr. John Banning
Elyse Knox ... Isobel Evans
George Zucco ... Andoheb
Wallace Ford ... Babe' Hanson (also archive footage)
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)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sig Arno ... The Beggar (flashback from 'The Mummy's Hand') (uncredited) (archive footage)
Leon Belasco ... Ali (flashback from 'The Mummy's Hand') (uncredited) (archive footage)
Walter Byron ... Searcher (uncredited)
Harry Cording ... Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
James Crane ... Pharaoh (flashback from 'The Mummy's Tomb') (uncredited) (archive footage)
Grace Cunard ... Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Frank Darien ... Old Townsman (uncredited)
Fern Emmett ... Laura - Wedding Dress Seamstress (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth ... Frank, Reporter (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman ... Retiring Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
Dick Hogan ... Boy in Car (uncredited)
Cecil Kellaway ... Solvani (flashback from 'The Mummy's Hand') (uncredited) (archive footage)
Lew Kelly ... Bartender (uncredited)
Rex Lease ... Townsman (uncredited)
Charles Marsh ... Townsman (uncredited)
Mira McKinney ... Vic's Wife (uncredited)
Patrick McVey ... Jake Lovell, New York Record (uncredited)
Peggy Moran ... Marta Solvani Banning (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Rogers ... Ship's Steward (uncredited)
William Ruhl ... Nick (uncredited)
Janet Shaw ... Girl in Car (uncredited)
Glenn Strange ... Man Riding Buckboard (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge ... Dr. Petrie (flashback from 'The Mummy's Hand') (uncredited) (archive footage)
Tom Tyler ... Kharis (flashback from 'The Mummy's Hand') (uncredited) (archive footage)
Guy Usher ... Doctor (uncredited)
Eddy Waller ... Police Scientist (uncredited)
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Directed by
Harold Young 
 
Writing credits
Neil P. Varnick (story)

Griffin Jay (screenplay) and
Henry Sucher (screenplay)

Produced by
Ben Pivar .... associate producer
 
Cinematography by
George Robinson 
 
Film Editing by
Milton Carruth 
 
Art Direction by
Jack Otterson 
 
Set Decoration by
Russell A. Gausman 
 
Makeup Department
Jack P. Pierce .... special makeup
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles S. Gould .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Ralph M. DeLacy .... associate art director
A.J. Gilmore .... associate set decorator (as J. Andrew Gilmore)
 
Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown .... sound director
William Schwartz .... sound technician
 
Special Effects by
Tim Baar .... special effects (uncredited)
John P. Fulton .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
George Magrill .... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Parker .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vera West .... gown supervisor
 
Music Department
Hans J. Salter .... musical director (as H.J. Salter)
Charles Previn .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Frank Skinner .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Runtime:
60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #8655) | UK:X (1952) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Company:
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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.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 »
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)See more »

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11 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
a slight step down in quality but still wonderful fun, 30 March 2006
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

Okay, so this is pretty familiar stuff once again--you know, mad Egyptian cult leader and his resurrection of a mummy to exact revenge on those who have desecrated ancient tombs. About the only big differences here are having Lon Chaney, Jr. play the mummy for the first time and the action is moved to America (despite this making little sense). While this is far from the best mummy film, it is good old fashioned fun and I enjoy this much more than the overly special effects enhanced mummy films of the last decade because of the fun factor. The campiness and the whole ambiance are just so wonderful--and they remind you that the term "B-movie" isn't such a bad thing. Watch it and let yourself go--and have FUN!

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