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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.
Theatrical
Dec 22, 1932
Box Office
$1K
Budget
$196K
Return
0.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 24, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Karl Freund
Writers
John L. Balderston, Richard Schayer, Nina Wilcox Putnam
Producers
Carl Laemmle Jr., Stanley Bergerman
Music
James Dietrich
Studio
Universal Pictures
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Cast
Full credits →B
Boris Karloff
Imhotep / Ardath Bey
Z
Zita Johann
Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon
D
David Manners
Frank Whemple
A
Arthur Byron
Sir Joseph Whemple
E
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Muller
B
Bramwell Fletcher
Ralph Norton
N
Noble Johnson
The Nubian Servant
L
Leonard Mudie
Professor Pearson
J
James Crane
The Pharaoh
H
Henry Victor
The Saxon Warrior (scenes deleted)
A
Arnold Gray
Knight (scenes deleted)
F
Florence Britton
Nurse (uncredited)
J
Jack Deery
Party Guest (uncredited)
B
Bill Elliott
Party Guest (uncredited)
C
C. Montague Shaw
Gentleman #1 at Party (uncredited)
L
Leyland Hodgson
Gentleman #2 at Party (uncredited)
E
Eddie Kane
Inspector's Assistant (uncredited)
G
George Regas
Egyptian at Princess Deathbed (uncredited)
N
Nick Shaid
Egyptian (uncredited)
P
Pat Somerset
Helen's Dancing Partner (uncredited)