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The Ghoul
Release Date	November 25, 1933
Genre	Horror
Director	T. Hayes Hunter
Screenwriter	Rupert Downing (adaptation) Leonard Hines Frank King Roland Pertwee John Hastings Turner
Stars	Boris Karloff Cedric Hardwicke Ernest Thesiger Dorothy Hyson Anthony Bushell Kathleen Harrison Harold Huth D. A. Clarke-Smith Ralph Richardson
Studio	Gaumont British Picture Corporation Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK theatres)

The Ghoul is a 1933 horror film starring notable genre actors Boris Karloff and Cedric Hardwicke. Karloff plays professor Morlant, a fanatic Egyptologist with great faith in Egyptian myths. Morlant is sold a jewel stolen from a tomb and sought after by Aga Ben Dragore (Harold Huth). Morlant insists that following his imminent death from a disfiguring disease, the jewel be bound to his hand, with dire consequences if his wishes aren't carried out. Following his death, he is buried in an Egyptian-style tomb on his estate. A thief absconds with the jewel and Morlant rises from the dead during the next full moon seeking revenge but he is not certain who has stolen the jewel.

Notes

This movie was considered lost for many years. A partial print was found in Czechoslavakia, and a full print was later eventually discovered.

External Links

• The Ghoul at IMDB.com
• The Ghoul at MRQE.com

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