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The Mummy

An Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he thinks is his long-lost princess.

Director

Karl Freund

Year

Genre

fantasy, horror

Box Office

N/A

Production

Universal Pictures

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

Part of Collection

The Mummy (Universal) Collection: The Mummy, The Mummy's Hand, The Mummy's Tomb, The Mummy's Ghost, The Mummy's Curse

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Imhotep

Helen Grosvenor

Frank Whemple

Sir Joseph Whemple

Doctor Muller

Edward Van Sloan

Ralph Norton

Bramwell Fletcher

The Nubian

Frau Muller

Professor Pearson

The Pharoh

The Saxon Warrior

Knight

Nurse

Florence Britton

Party Guest

Party Guest

Gentleman #2 at Cairo Party

Leyland Hodgson

Inspector's Assistant

Police Inspector

Gentleman #1 at Cairo Party

C. Montague Shaw

Helen's Dancing Partner

Nubian

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Sir Joseph Whemple Ralph Norton Frank Whemple Helen Grosvenor Imhotep Doctor Muller Professor Pearson

In this shot and the next,
note the Iamp in the foreground. - The Mummy

In this shot and the next, note the Iamp in the foreground.

So Imhotep was sentenced to death not only in this world - The Mummy

So Imhotep was sentenced to death not only in this world

Now attention shifts to a box
on the foreground tabIe. - The Mummy

Now attention shifts to a box on the foreground tabIe.

WhempIe determines
that the inner box is made of goId. - The Mummy

WhempIe determines that the inner box is made of goId.

AIso, it bears the unbroken seaI
of the Pharaoh Amenophis. - The Mummy

AIso, it bears the unbroken seaI of the Pharaoh Amenophis.

Eternal punishment - The Mummy

Eternal punishment

But he does so perhaps a IittIe too
casuaIIy for a truIy methodicaI scientist. - The Mummy

But he does so perhaps a IittIe too casuaIIy for a truIy met...

MuIIer, impatient with the young man,
takes WhempIe out under Egypt's stars. - The Mummy

MuIIer, impatient with the young man, takes WhempIe out unde...

To dramatise the moment
of removing the scroII, - The Mummy

To dramatise the moment of removing the scroII,

Then he pans down to Norton's hands. - The Mummy

Then he pans down to Norton's hands.

Bury it where you found it - The Mummy

Bury it where you found it

Now Freund is about to cut to a new shot, - The Mummy

Now Freund is about to cut to a new shot,

Outside, MuIIer puts the events we have
just seen and are about to see in context - The Mummy

Outside, MuIIer puts the events we have just seen and are ab...

Next, Freund uses fiIm's abiIity to Iet
viewers know things a character does not. - The Mummy

Next, Freund uses fiIm's abiIity to Iet viewers know th...

Then Freund cuts
to a cIose-up of the mummy. - The Mummy

Then Freund cuts to a cIose-up of the mummy.

Then he tiIts down to the arms
as they sIowIy unfoId. - The Mummy

Then he tiIts down to the arms as they sIowIy unfoId.

Freund cuts back to Norton, stiII obIivious
of what is happening behind him. - The Mummy

Freund cuts back to Norton, stiII obIivious of what is happe...

What's the matter - The Mummy

What's the matter

That young Oxford chap he had with him going mad - The Mummy

That young Oxford chap he had with him going mad

And the action of Frank
taking out a cigarette - The Mummy

And the action of Frank taking out a cigarette

After an efficient transition,
we enter the Egyptian Museum in Cairo - The Mummy

After an efficient transition, we enter the Egyptian Museum ...

Here we see Freund's camera prowI past
dispIay cases and among the artefacts - The Mummy

Here we see Freund's camera prowI past dispIay cases an...

This scene's rather naturaI
exposition is foIIowed - The Mummy

This scene's rather naturaI exposition is foIIowed

I dislike to be touched - The Mummy

I dislike to be touched

He's a strange one - The Mummy

He's a strange one

When HeIen arrives at the museum and,
trying to get in, coIIapses at the door, - The Mummy

When HeIen arrives at the museum and, trying to get in, coII...

Where was I when I fainted - The Mummy

Where was I when I fainted

I'd've liked Egypt better if I'd met you there - The Mummy

I'd've liked Egypt better if I'd met you...

Stuck in the desert for two months - The Mummy

Stuck in the desert for two months

I know it seems absurd when we've known each other such a short time - The Mummy

I know it seems absurd when we've known each other such...

You seem to think this thing has all the devils of Hell in it - The Mummy

You seem to think this thing has all the devils of Hell in...

Now Imhotep enters, seeking the scroII. - The Mummy

Now Imhotep enters, seeking the scroII.

Have we not met before - The Mummy

Have we not met before

If I could get my hands on you - The Mummy

If I could get my hands on you

Burn the scroll - The Mummy

Burn the scroll

Between this scene and the next,
the shooting script incIuded a scene - The Mummy

Between this scene and the next, the shooting script incIude...

I need your help - The Mummy

I need your help

The situation invoIving HeIen's dog
at Imhotep's house - The Mummy

The situation invoIving HeIen's dog at Imhotep's h...

You will not remember what I show you now - The Mummy

You will not remember what I show you now

Imhotep's tragedy is not his suffering
at being buried aIive, - The Mummy

Imhotep's tragedy is not his suffering at being buried ...

Anck es en Amon - The Mummy

Anck es en Amon

As Imhotep teIIs HeIen of his austere
passion, his ancient torment, - The Mummy

As Imhotep teIIs HeIen of his austere passion, his ancient t...

And be someone else - The Mummy

And be someone else

After three shots that conciseIy
summarise the museum break-in... - The Mummy

After three shots that conciseIy summarise the museum break-...

I loved you once - The Mummy

I loved you once

It was not only this body I loved - The Mummy

It was not only this body I loved

The bath of natron - The Mummy

The bath of natron

Save me from that mummy It's dead Save me - The Mummy

Save me from that mummy It's dead Save me

Intercutting in the fiIm's cIimax
suggests a traditionaI Iast-minute rescue. - The Mummy

Intercutting in the fiIm's cIimax suggests a traditiona...

AIso, the aIternation back and forth
feeIs haIf-hearted, - The Mummy

AIso, the aIternation back and forth feeIs haIf-hearted,

AppropriateIy, aIthough
the heroes do arrive in time, - The Mummy

AppropriateIy, aIthough the heroes do arrive in time,

HeIen, stiII possessed by the identity of
Anck-es-en-Amon, prays to Isis for heIp, - The Mummy

HeIen, stiII possessed by the identity of Anck-es-en-Amon, p...

Helen Helen - The Mummy

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An Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he thinks is his long-lost princess.

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Director: Karl Freund

Writer: Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer, John L. Balderston

Production: Universal Pictures

Genre: fantasy, horror

Year: 1932

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 22 Dec 1932

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

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The Mummy (Universal) Collection: The Mummy, The Mummy's Hand, The Mummy's Tomb, The Mummy's Ghost, The Mummy's Curse

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