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The Mummy

THE MUMMY

1932 • US HMDB

December 22, 1932

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

Directors

Karl Freund

Fantasy Horror

Cast

Boris Karloff

Imhotep / Ardath Bey

Zita Johann

Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon

David Manners

Frank Whemple

Arthur Byron

Sir Joseph Whemple

Edward Van Sloan

Dr. Muller

Bramwell Fletcher

Ralph Norton

Noble Johnson

The Nubian Servant

Kathryn Byron

Frau Muller

Leonard Mudie

Professor Pearson

James Crane

The Pharaoh

Henry Victor

The Saxon Warrior (scenes deleted)

Arnold Gray

Knight (scenes deleted)

Florence Britton

Nurse (uncredited)

Jack Deery

Party Guest (uncredited)

Bill Elliott

Party Guest (uncredited)

C. Montague Shaw

Gentleman #1 at Party (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

Gentleman #2 at Party (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Inspector's Assistant (uncredited)

Tony Marlow

Police Inspector (uncredited)

George Regas

Egyptian at Princess Deathbed (uncredited)

Crew

Production: Carl Laemmle Jr. (Producer)

Screenplay: John L. Balderston (Screenplay) — Nina Wilcox Putnam (Story) — Richard Schayer (Story)

Music: James Dietrich (Original Music Composer)

Cinematography: Charles J. Stumar (Director of Photography)

REVIEWS (1)

Marco Castellini

• November 29, 2025

An archaeologist brings a sarcophagus containing a mummy from Egypt and places it in a museum. One day, unintentionally reciting an ancient prayer found on a papyrus, he awakens the being that begins to commit a series of atrocious crimes. A young man will take care of putting it back into eternal sleep. Classic horror of the thirties with a masterful Boris Karloff, not very suitable for the modern public but very suggestive. For black and white nostalgics.