The Mummy's Curse (1944)

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Action, Drama
22 Dec 1944 (USA)
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Shipped to Louisiana, the mummy Kharis from Egypt roams the bayou, tormented by his forbidden love for Princess Ananka.

Director:

Leslie Goodwins

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1 nomination.
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Shipped to Louisiana, the mummy Kharis from Egypt roams the bayou, tormented by his forbidden love for Princess Ananka.

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	Lon Chaney Jr.	...	Mummy (as Lon Chaney)
	Peter Coe	...	Doctor Ilzor Zardad
	Virginia Christine	...	Princess Ananka
	Kay Harding	...	Betty Ward
	Dennis Moore	...	Doctor James Halsey
	Martin Kosleck	...	Ragheb
	Kurt Katch	...	Cajun Joe
	Addison Richards	...	Major Pat Walsh
	Holmes Herbert	...	Dr. Cooper
	Charles Stevens	...	Achilles
	William Farnum	...	Sacristan
	Napoleon Simpson	...	Goobie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Eddie Abdo	...	Pierre (uncredited)
	Enrique Acosta	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Julius Aicardi	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Sam Appel	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Nina Bara	...	Young Cajun Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
	Eumenio Blanco	...	Worker (uncredited)
	Oscar Blank	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Nick Borgani	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Budd Buster	...	Cajun with Pipe at Bar (uncredited)
	Sam Calpriest	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Henry Carr	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Steve Cavalieri	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Bert Cefali	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Ann Codee	...	Tante Berthe (uncredited)
	James Crane	...	The Pharaoh in Flashback (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
	John Dako	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Rod De Medici	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Ray De Ravenne	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Armand Delmar	...	Bit (uncredited)
	George L. Derrick	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Heenan Elliott	...	Construction Worker (uncredited)
	Ted Elliott	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Al Ferguson	...	Construction Worker (uncredited)
	Arthur J. Flaven	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Jay Gerard	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Otto Gervice	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Cliff Herd	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Herbert Heywood	...	Hill - Foreman (uncredited)
	John Impolito	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Boris Karloff	...	Kharis in Flashback, Bandaging Sequence (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
	Manuel Lopez	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Jack Lorenz	...	Bulldozer Driver (uncredited)
	John Marlin	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Earl Montgomery	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Mike Morelli	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Anthony Natale	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Ernesto Palmese	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Dario Piazza	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Paul Rochin	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Joe Rubino	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Tony Santoro	...	Ulysses (uncredited)
	Hector V. Sarno	...	Cajun in Cafe (uncredited)
	Phil Shepard	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Renato Siauss	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Charles Soldani	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Armand Tanny	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Sid Troy	...	Bit (uncredited)
	Tom Tyler	...	Kharis in Flashback (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
	Ernesto Zambrano	...	Bit (uncredited)

Directed by

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Leslie Goodwins

Written by

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Bernard Schubert	...	(screenplay)

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

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

Oliver Drake	...	() (uncredited)

Ted Richmond	...	(story) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Oliver Drake	...	associate producer
Ben Pivar	...	executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

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William Lava	...	(uncredited)
Paul Sawtell	...	(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Virgil Miller

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director of photography

Editing by

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Fred R. Feitshans Jr.

Art Direction by

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John B. Goodman
Martin Obzina

Set Decoration by

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Victor A. Gangelin
Russell A. Gausman

Costume Design by

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Mal Caplan

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(uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Joe Bonner	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Joe Hadley	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Millissa Irwin	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Jack P. Pierce	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joseph E. Kenney	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Mack V. Wright	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Eddie Case	...	property master (uncredited)
Ernie Smith	...	property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bernard B. Brown	...	sound director
Robert Pritchard	...	sound technician
Asa Artman	...	boom operator (uncredited)
Agee Kemp	...	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Joe McGee

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special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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John P. Fulton

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special photography

Stunts

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Carey Loftin	...	stunts (uncredited)
Teddy Mangean	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Pepper	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Charles Cowie	...	first grip (uncredited)
William Dodds	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Ray Fitzgerald	...	best boy (uncredited)
Frank Heisler	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Lloyd Hill	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Charles Sheehan	...	second grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Molly Cook	...	wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Vera West	...	costumer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Paul Sawtell	...	musical director
Paul Neal	...	music mixer (uncredited)
Charles Previn	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Frank Skinner	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Dimitri Tiomkin	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lee Frederic

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script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Louis Herman

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dialogue director (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Universal Pictures

Distributors

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Universal Pictures (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal Pictures Corporation)
Empire Universal Films (1944) (Canada) (theatrical)
General Film Distributors (GFD) (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Proprietary (1944) (Australia) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Corporation of Puerto Rico (1944) (Puerto Rico) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Corporation of Mexico (1944) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Jaime Puig Arosemena (1944) (Colombia) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Corporation of Chile (1944) (Chile) (theatrical)
Luis Martinez Producciones Cinematograficas (1944) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Corporation of Peru (1944) (Peru) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Corporation of Peru (1944) (Bolivia) (theatrical)
Universal Films Argentina (1944) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Universal Films Argentina (1944) (Paraguay) (theatrical)
Universal Films Argentina (1944) (Uruguay) (theatrical)
Universal Films (1944) (Panama) (theatrical)
Universal Films (1944) (Nicaragua) (theatrical)
Universal Films (1944) (Costa Rica) (theatrical)
Universal Film (1945) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures do Brazil (1944) (Brazil) (theatrical)
Realart Pictures (1951) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
Screen Gems (1958) (United States) (tv) (as Son of Shock) (syndication)
MCA/Universal Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
Universal Studios Home Video (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
Universal Studios Home Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Studios Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2007) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2014) (Canada) (DVD)
Elephant Films (2015) (France) (DVD)
Universal Pictures UK (2001) (United Kingdom) (video)
MCA Home Video (1993) (Canada) (VHS)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	An irrigation project in the rural bayous of Louisiana unearths living mummy Kharis, who was buried in quicksand twenty-five years earlier. Written by Jeremy Lunt Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	tana-leaves ritual cafe singer rowboat See All (156) »
Taglines	3000 YEARS OF TERROR...BREAKING LOOSE! (Realart re-release ad - all caps) See more »
Genres	Action Drama Fantasy Horror Romance Thriller
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Finland:(Banned) Norway:9 (recommended rating) Sweden:15 United Kingdom:H United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:Approved United States:Passed (National Board of Review)

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Also Known As	La Malédiction de la momie (France) La maldición de la momia (Spain) Прокляття мумії (Ukraine) Η κατάρα της μούμιας (Greece) A Praga da Múmia (Brazil) See more »
Runtime	60 min
Country	United States
Language	English French
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations	Bayou, Louisiana, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	According to actress Virginia Christine, when Lon Chaney Jr. carried her, she was attached to a harness that went around his neck and her waist. The actress has stated that Chaney was drunk through most of the picture. In the scenes where he carries her up the steep, crooked, worn steps of the shrine, "he is absolutely stoned" and was "weaving , going side-to-side on these uneven steps." Because they were attached, Christine was concerned what would happen if the inebriated, husky Chaney fell. She was very relieved when the director stopped the shoot and replaced Chaney with a stand-in. See more »
Goofs	The previous installment, The Mummy's Ghost (1944), ended with Kharis and Ananka sinking into a marshy swamp in Massachusetts. Approximately 25 years later, while draining a swampy Louisiana bayou, Kharis and Ananka are freed from their muddy tomb, allowing Kharis to resume his reign of terror among the bayou dwelling Cajuns. It is never explained how the swamp, containing the Mummies, was moved from Massachusetts to Louisiana over the passing years. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited from The Mummy (1932). See more »
Soundtracks	Hey, You! See more »
Quotes	Princess Ananka: It's as though I were two different people. Sometimes it seems as if I belong to a different world. I find myself in strange surroundings with strange people. I cannot ever seem to find rest! And now Kharis! See more »

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