The tomb of a thousand terrors!
A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest and the living mummy Kharis who are the guardians of Ananka’s tomb.
- 5.7
- 1940
- Released
- 1h 7m
Dick Foran
Steve Banning
Peggy Moran
Marta Solvani
Wallace Ford
Babe Jenson
Eduardo Ciannelli
The High Priest
George Zucco
Professor Andoheb
Cecil Kellaway
The Great Solvani
Charles Trowbridge
Dr. Petrie
Tom Tyler
The Mummy
Sig Arno
The Beggar-Henchman
Eddie Foster
Egyptian Starting Fight
Harry Stubbs
Bartender
Michael Mark
Bazaar OwnerMara Tartar
Girl Vendor
Leon Belasco
AliJerry Frank
Egyptian Thug (uncredited)
Frank Lackteen
Temple Priest (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie
Temple Priest (uncredited)Anne G. Sterling
Woman Wearing Head Scarf (uncredited)
Ken Terrell
Egyptian Thug (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
Kharis (archive footage / uncredited)
Zita Johann
Princess Ananka (archive footage / uncredited)
James Crane
King Amenophis (archive footage / uncredited)
Released
en
$84,000.00
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- #monster
- #mummy
- #buried alive
- #sequel
- #murder
- #curse
- #black and white
- #archaeologist
- #high priest
- #archaeological expedition
- #ancient religion
- #egyptian tomb
- #sarcophagus
- #buried tomb
- #burial chamber
- #secret rites
Reviews
Ultimately, this spawned three sequels that develop the tales of "Kharis" (this time Tom Tyler) as he is raised from his perpetual living death to reconcile with his "Princess Ananka". By far the best of them, this film starts off with Dick Foran ("Steve Banning) and Wallace Ford ("Babe Johnson") as two hapless archaeologists who accidentally discover and defile the tomb of "Kharis" who, together
Not a bad movie for a rainy Saturday afternoon. It's a little serious and a little bit fun. Keep an open mind and realize this isn't a million dollar production and it can be very enjoyable.