The Mummy's Curse (1944)

Director:

Leslie Goodwins

Writers:

Leon Abrams (story) and
Dwight V. Babcock (story) ...

Release Date:

22 December 1944 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

ALL NEW THRILLS -- as the most dreaded curse of the ages strikes again! (Realart re-release ad)

Plot:

An irrigation project in the rural bayous of Louisiana unearths Kharis the living mummy (Lon Chaney Jr.)...

Plot Keywords:

Mummy | La Marseillaise | Monastery | Murder | Sequel

Cast

Lon Chaney Jr.	...	Kharis (as Lon Chaney)
Peter Coe	...	Dr. Ilzor Zandaab
Virginia Christine	...	Princess Ananka
Kay Harding	...	Betty Walsh
Dennis Moore	...	Dr. James Halsey
Martin Kosleck	...	Ragheb
Kurt Katch	...	Cajun Joe
Addison Richards	...	Pat Walsh
Holmes Herbert	...	Dr. Cooper
Charles Stevens	...	Achilles
William Farnum	...	Michael, the Sacristan
Napoleon Simpson	...	Goobie

Runtime:

62 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (Certificate #10432) | Finland:(Banned) (1948) | Sweden:15 | UK:H (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (2001) | USA:Unrated (DVD)

Filming Locations:

Bayou, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The Mummy (1932) was set in 1932, the year of its release. The first sequel, The Mummy's Hand (1940) is also chronologically coherent, set in 1940. The Mummy's Tomb (1942) takes place thirty years following the events of "Hand", with The Mummy's Ghost (1944) approximately two years after that. We learn that this movie is set an additional twenty five years after "Ghost", meaning that the events take place around 1997.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the scene in the old abandon monastery, when we see Kharis in his sarcophagus for the first time; the servant of the Highpriest of Amon-Ra opens the sarcophagus and modern hinges, with modern screws, are visible.

Quotes:

Goobie: The devil's alive and he's dancing with the mummy.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

Soundtrack:

Hey, You!

An "off-beat" Mummy film

This entry in the "Mummy series" is unlike all the others, but that's what makes it interesting!

One of THE most interesting sequences in this film is when the Princess awakens in the bog (due to the sunlight), and slowly rises to her feet, totally covered with mud, and staggers to town. A very dramatic scene!