The Mummy
Originally released in 1932
Boris Karloff as Ardath Bay
While on an expedition in 1921, a British team uncovers the tomb of
Im-Ho-Tep, an Egyptian prince who was buried alive. When one of the
team members reads the Scroll of Thoth, Im-Ho-Tep comes back to life desguised
as a mysterious Egyptian named Ardath Bay, who tries to help the expedition
open the tomb of his ancient love. After Ardath Bay reawakens his
love in the form of a modern woman, those who interfere die without explanation.
In the end the mummy's powers are discovered and the girl is set free.
This film was another hit for Universal as well as Boris Karloff, who played
the role of the forbidding Ardath Bay and all his different incarnations.
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Horror Films.
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Mummy.
Reviews
The New York Times Film Reviews 1913-1968.
Vol. 2, 1932-1938. New York: The New York Times & Arno Press,
1970.
[Davis Ref: PN 1995 .N4 v2]
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The Mummy Life After 3,700 Years, p. 896,
Jan. 7, 1933; 11:2.
Variety Film Reviews 1907-1980. Vol.
4, 1930-1933. New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1983.
[Davis Ref: PN 1995 .V34 v4]
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The Mummy Jan. 10, 1933.
Video
The Mummy. Universal City, C.A.:
MCA Home Video, 1985.
[Duke University, Lilly Library: 456]
After the success of Frankenstein,
Karloff was given the role of Im-Ho-Tep in this thriller that was put in
the theaters at the very end of 1932. This film has only a decent
story line, but it is filled with all the elements of horror that make
it quite scary none the less. Another movie that has been the subject
of many sequels and remakes, most recently in 1999 and 2001 (The Mummy
and The Mummy Returns, starring Brendan Fraser), there could be
no better actor for the role of the Mummy than the towering figure of Karloff.