The Mummy's Ghost (1944)

An Egyptian priest travels to America in search of the bodies of an Egyptian princess and her living, mummified guardian, with consequences.

Director:

Reginald Le Borg (as Reginald LeBorg)

Writers:

Griffin Jay (story), Henry Sucher (story)

Stars:

Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Robert Lowery

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lon Chaney Jr.	...	Kharis (as Lon Chaney)
John Carradine	...	Yousef Bey
Robert Lowery	...	Tom Hervey
Ramsay Ames	...	Amina
Barton MacLane	...	Inspector Walgreen
George Zucco	...	High Priest
Frank Reicher	...	Professor Norman
Harry Shannon	...	Sheriff
Emmett Vogan	...	Coroner
Lester Sharpe	...	Doctor Ayad
Claire Whitney	...	Mrs. Norman
Oscar O'Shea	...	Watchman

Storyline

An Egyptian high priest travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient Egyptian princess Ananka and her living guardian mummy Kharis. Learning that Ananka's spirit has been reincarnated into another body, he kidnaps a young woman of Egyptian descent with a mysterious resemblance to the princess. However, the high priest's greedy desires cause him to loose control of the mummy.

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Plot Keywords:

high priest | tragedy | interracial relationship | sleepwalking | trance | 

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Taglines:

All New Terror!

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

Passed

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 20 more features.

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Goofs

When the Scripps Museum security guard comes into the room to confront Yousef Bey, you can see the shadow of the boom mic on the glass door behind him.

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Quotes

Yousef Bey: Has any man before ever offered his bride the gift of eternal life?

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Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Mummies (1996)

User Reviews

The Mummy's Ghost: Consistently passable

The Mummy's Ghost is the third of four movies in the original "The Mummy" franchise.

It follows on from the previous film and yet another high priest has risen our mummy (Played again by Lon Chaney Jr). Once again he is after the reincarnation of his original love. Trouble is this is the third time we've seen the same plot.

I'm not saying The Mummy's Ghost is any worse than the rest, it's just the same thing.

What it does have however is a very shocking and surprising finale that I found very entertaining. Movies from this time tended to be very predictable so this came as a surprise.

For fans this will entertain, but it could easily have been a stand alone movie.

The Good:

Fantastic finale

Well enough made

The Bad:

Some very hammy acting

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Fainting was a big thing for women in the 1940's

Mummy tantrums are hilarious

Ancient egyptian bandages were bullet proof

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 July 1944 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Mummy's Return

Filming Locations:

Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1