An Egyptian priest travels to America in search of the bodies of an Egyptian princess and her living, mummified guardian, with consequences.
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Title: The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... | Kharis (as Lon Chaney) | |
| John Carradine | ... | Yousef Bey | |
| Robert Lowery | ... | Tom Hervey | |
| Ramsay Ames | ... | Amina Mansouri | |
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| George Zucco | ... | High Priest | |
| Frank Reicher | ... | Professor Matthew Norman | |
| Harry Shannon | ... | Sheriff | |
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Emmett Vogan | ... | Coroner |
| Lester Sharpe | ... | Doctor Ayad | |
| Claire Whitney | ... | Mrs. Norman | |
| Oscar O'Shea | ... | Watchman | |
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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. Written by Jeremy Lunt <durlinlunt@acadia.net>
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This mummy film is one of a series of four produced by Universal Pictures in the 1940s--well after their original film starring Boris Karloff. While none of these films opened up a lot of new ground, they were good escapist fun--for kids and adults willing to suspend reality and have a good time. I personally LOVE these old Universal horror films--even the lesser ones like this film. This one's plot isn't so special (except once again the mummy somehow makes it to America), but it stands out due to the acting of George Zucco and John Carradine--two wonderful veteran horror actors who played up the campiness of the film and made it far more entertaining.
The film looks a lot less impressive than the newest mummy films from Hollywood, but they still managed to be fun. Plus, the newer films, in my opinion, lack fun because they are so special effects-driven. See this film and have a good old fashioned time.