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The Mummy's Hand

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The Mummy's Hand (1940)
Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.
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Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.
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    • Christy Cabanne
  • Writers
    • Griffin Jay(story)
    • Maxwell Shane(screenplay)
    • John L. Balderston(1932 screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dick Foran
    • Peggy Moran
    • Wallace Ford
    • Christy Cabanne
  • Writers
    • Griffin Jay(story)
    • Maxwell Shane(screenplay)
    • John L. Balderston(1932 screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dick Foran
    • Peggy Moran
    • Wallace Ford
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 96User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
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    Peggy Moran, Tom Tyler, and George Zucco at an event for The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    Tom Tyler in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    Wallace Ford, Harry Stubbs, and Charles Trowbridge in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    Dick Foran, Wallace Ford, and Peggy Moran in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    Peggy Moran in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    Wallace Ford and Mara Tartar in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    Peggy Moran, Tom Tyler, and George Zucco in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    Dick Foran, Wallace Ford, and George Zucco in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    Dick Foran, Wallace Ford, and Cecil Kellaway in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    Dick Foran and Peggy Moran in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    Wallace Ford in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    George Zucco in The Mummy's Hand (1940)

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    Dick Foran
    Dick Foran
    • Steve Banning
    Peggy Moran
    Peggy Moran
    • Marta Solvani
    Wallace Ford
    Wallace Ford
    • Babe Jenson
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    • The High Priest
    • (as Eduardo Cianelli)
    George Zucco
    George Zucco
    • Andoheb
    Cecil Kellaway
    Cecil Kellaway
    • Mr. Solvani
    • (as Cecil Kelloway)
    Charles Trowbridge
    Charles Trowbridge
    • Dr. Petrie
    Tom Tyler
    Tom Tyler
    • The Mummy
    Sig Arno
    Sig Arno
    • The Beggar
    • (as Siegfried Arno)
    Eddie Foster
    • Egyptian
    Harry Stubbs
    Harry Stubbs
    • Bartender
    Michael Mark
    Michael Mark
    • Bazaar Owner
    Mara Tartar
    • Girl
    Leon Belasco
    Leon Belasco
    • Ali
    Nick Borgani
    • Bar Patron
    • (uncredited)
    James Crane
    James Crane
    • King Amenophis
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Jerry Frank
    • Egyptian Thug
    • (uncredited)
    Zita Johann
    Zita Johann
    • Princess Ananka
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
      • Christy Cabanne
    • Writers
      • Griffin Jay(story) (screenplay)
      • Maxwell Shane(screenplay)
      • John L. Balderston(1932 screenplay) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      To make the mummy appear more frightening, Tom Tyler's eyes (and the inside of his mouth) were blacked out frame-by-frame in almost all close-ups.
    • Goofs
      A little before 15 minutes into the movie, Professor Andoheb refers to "the Inca ruins in Mexico". Yet the Incas never were in Mexico. In reality, the Incas were centered in Peru with their empire stretching from Ecuador to northern Chile.
    • Quotes

      Babe Jenson: Hey Steve, can a dame go crazy from being sawed in half too many times?

    • Connections
      Edited from The Mummy (1932)

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    7/10
    The Mummy's Hand (1940) ***
    Not a sequel to Boris Karloff's THE MUMMY (1932), but the start of an entirely different series of unrelated films featuring a new mummified prince called Kharis. A group of amateur but likable treasure seekers search for the tomb of an ancient princess, but they encounter the still-living mummy instead, bent on destroying anyone who would dare defile the ancient Egyptian gods.

    While not a great Universal horror movie by any means (one critique would be the re-usage of the same exact shot again and again of Kharis shambling about in the wilderness) this was the first and best of four Universal films featuring the mummy Kharis. At this stage of the game the formula was still fresh and not at all clichéd or monotonous, so that already places HAND at a distinct advantage over its other sequels and spin-off's. Tom Tyler makes one very creepy mummy, all arthritic and twisted, with weird eyes that are optically blackened out for full effect in chilling closeups (albeit the same repeated closeup). George Zucco takes top honors as the deliciously mad High Priest who keeps the mummy alive and killing via the sacred brew of nine ancient tana leaves. Dick Foran, Wallace Ford, Cecil Kellaway and the perky Peggy Moran are all very pleasant as the awkward explorers who stumble upon Kharis' cursed tomb. Comic relief is well used throughout, but never becomes intrusive, as the action always remains dead serious whenever the mummy takes center stage.

    *** out of ****
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    • JoeKarlosi
    • Feb 16, 2005

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 1940 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • 1 hour 7 minutes
      • Black and White

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