Mummy's Tomb, The

The Mummy's Tomb
Credits
Title:	The Mummy's Tomb
Directed by:	Harold Young
Written by:	Griffin Jay; Henry Sucher
Produced by:	Ben Pivar
Cinematography:	George Robinson
Edited by:	Milton Carruth
Production
Distributors:	Universal Pictures
Released:	October 23rd, 1942
Rating:	Approved
Running time:	61 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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The Mummy's Tomb is an American feature film of the horror genre. It is the third installment in the Mummy film series produced by Universal Pictures, which is part of its greater Universal Monsters line. It is the second film to feature the eponymous antagonist Kharis, the Mummy. The movie was directed by Harold Young with a screenplay written by Griffin Jay and Henry Sucher based on an original story by Neil P. Varnick. It was released theatrically in the United States on October 23rd, 1942. The movie sees the return of three cast members from the previous film The Mummy's Hand including Lon Chaney, Jr. as Kharis, Dick Foran as Stephen Banning, and Wallace Ford as Babe Hanson. Other cast members include John Hubbard as John Banning, Elyse Knox as the female lead, Isobel Evans, George Zucco as Andoheb, and Turhan Bey as Mehemet Bey.

Cast

Actor	Role
Lon Chaney	The Mummy
Dick Foran	Stephen Banning
John Hubbard	John Banning
Elyse Knox	Isobel Evans
George Zucco	Andoheb
Wallace Ford	Babe Hanson
Turhan Bey	Mehemet Bey
Virginia Brissac	Mrs. Ella Evans
Cliff Clark	Sheriff
Mary Gordon	Jane Banning
Paul E. Burns	Jim
Frank Reicher	Professor Matthew Norman
Emmett Vogan	Coroner

Notes & Trivia

• The Mummy's Tomb, Mummy's Tomb, Mummy's Tomb (1942) and The Mummy's Tomb (1942) all redirect to this page.
• The tagline for this movie is "BURIED FURY!...stalking to life from the depths of doom!"
• This is the third film in Universal's original Mummy series. It is the second film in the Kharis series.
• There are a total of thirteen credited cast members in this film. Eleven of them are male cast members and two are female cast members.
• This movie was screened as a double bill along with Night Monster.
• Actor Lon Chaney, Jr. is credited as Lon Chaney in this film.
• Lon Chaney, Jr., Dick Foran and Wallace Ford all previously worked together in The Mummy's Hand.
• This is Harold Young's twenty-sixth film work as a director. It is his first work in the horror genre. His next horror movie is The Jungle Captive.
• This is Griffin Jay's sixteenth film role as a writer. It is his second film in the horror genre. He previously worked on The Mummy's Hand. He next film is Captive Wild Woman.
• This is Henry Sucher's first feature film work as a writer. He also works on Captive Wild Woman, Jungle Woman, The Mummy's Ghost and The Frozen Ghost.
• Actress Mary Gordon has appeared in several films in the Universal Monsters series including The Invisible Man in 1933, The Bride of Frankenstein in 1935, The Invisible Man Returns and Invisible Woman, both of which were released in 1940.
• The opening sequence of the film is a recap of events from The Mummy's Hand and includes footage of key sequences from the movie to bring audiences up to speed on the current characters.
• The main story from this film takes place forty years after the events of The Mummy's Hand, which is firmly set in the year 1940, making the events of this film occurring in the year 1970. However, all of the fashions and technology are still indicative of the 1940s, as well as a few indirect references to World War II.

Recommendations

Universal Horror films

Bride of Frankenstein Dracula Dracula's Daughter Frankenstein Ghost of Frankenstein House of Dracula House of Frankenstein

Invisible Man, The Invisible Man Returns, The Murders in the Rue Morgue Son of Dracula Son of Frankenstein Tower of London Wolf Man, The

See also

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Universal Classics characters Universal Classics home video Universal Classics crew members

External Links

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References

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Film Series This article relates to the films within the Mummy franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Mummy Films category. Universal Series The Mummy • The Mummy's Hand • The Mummy's Tomb • The Mummy's Ghost • The Mummy's Curse • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy Hammer Horror Series The Mummy • Curse of the Mummy's Tomb • The Mummy's Shroud • Blood from the Mummy's Tomb Remake Series The Mummy • Mummy Returns, The The Mummy's Kiss The Mummy's Kiss • The Mummy's Kiss: 2nd Dynasty • Blood Scarab Other Cleopatra's Tomb • The Mummy (1911) • The Mummy (2017) • Frankenstein vs. the Mummy • Blood of the Mummy • The Mummy's Revenge