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Title: The Mummy's Hand (1940)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Dick Foran | ... | Steve Banning | |
| Peggy Moran | ... | Marta Solvani | |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Babe Jenson | |
| Eduardo Ciannelli | ... | The High Priest (as Eduardo Cianelli) | |
| George Zucco | ... | Andoheb | |
| Cecil Kellaway | ... | Mr. Solvani (as Cecil Kelloway) | |
| Charles Trowbridge | ... | Dr. Petrie | |
| Tom Tyler | ... | The Mummy | |
| Sig Arno | ... | The Beggar (as Siegfried Arno) | |
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Eddie Foster | ... | Egyptian |
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Harry Stubbs | ... | Bartender |
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Michael Mark | ... | Bazaar Owner |
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Mara Tartar | ... | Girl |
| Leon Belasco | ... | Ali | |
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A couple of comical, out-of-work archaeologists (Dick Foran and Wallace Ford) in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician (Cecil Kellaway) and his beautiful daughter (Peggy Moran), they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest (George Zucco) and the living mummy Kharis (Tom Tyler) who are the guardians of Ananka^Òs tomb. Written by Jeremy Lunt <durlinlunt@acadia.net>
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EnglishRelease Date:
20 September 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Mummy's Hand See more »Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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The contract signed by Tim Sullivan (aka the magician Solvani) in the bar of the Cairo Hotel is clearly dated 12 May 1940. See more »Goofs
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MORD39 RATING: *** (of ****)
THE MUMMY'S HAND is my favorite mummy film and easily the best in the Universal "Kharis" saga.
Dick Foran, Wallace Ford, Cecil Kellaway, and Peggy Moran make a very pleasant group of amateur explorers as they search out the tomb of Princess Ananka in Egypt. What they stumble upon instead was the first (in a now played-out) deadly mistake: a living mummy.
Kharis is a bandaged monstrosity kept alive by a high priest (George Zucco in his most sinister role) and is a protector for his long-lost love. When Zucco feeds him a fluid brewed from nine tana leaves, Kharis is kept stalking and dealing death to those who dared enter his lair.
Tom Tyler is for my money the best choice to portray the mummy. He creeps and crumbles perfectly, even gaining effect from his dark, staring eyes in chilling close-ups.
Some fans complain about the intrusive comedy during the film, and while I too am unforgiving of such practices, in this case I think they help the festivities rather than detract from them. All in all, THE MUMMY'S HAND remains one of the better efforts from the 1940's and definitely the best of the Kharis pictures.