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The Mummy
Release Date	December 22, 1932
Genre	Horror
Director	Karl Freund
Screenwriter	Nina Wilcox Putnam Richard Schayer
Stars	Boris Karloff Zita Johann David Manners Arthur Byron Edward Van Sloan Branwell Fletcher Noble Johnson Kathryn Byron Leonard Mudie James Crane
Studio	Universal Pictures

The Mummy is a 1932 horror film directed by Karl Freund and written by Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer. The film starred Boris Karloff as the Egyptian Prince Im-Ho-Tep.

Plot

A 1921 expedition accidentally reads from the Scroll of Thoth and revives the mummy of Im-Ho-Tep who was buried alive for sacrilege. Using the name Ardath Bey, he seeks out the reincarnation of his long lost love Ankh-es-en-amon. A 1999 remake starring Brendan Fraser followed a similar plot.

Cast

• Boris Karloff as Im-ho-tep, alias Ardath Bey
• Zita Johann as Helen Grosvenor/Princess Anck-es-en-Amon
• David Manners as Frank Whemple
• Arthur Byron as Sir Joseph Whemple
• Edward Van Sloan as Dr. Muller
• Bramwell Fletcher as Ralph Norton
• Noble Johnson as The Nubian
• Kathryn Byron as Frau Muller
• Leonard Mudie as Professor Pearson
• James Crane as The Pharaoh

External Links

• The Mummy at IMDB.com
• The Mummy at MRQE.com

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