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| The Mummy |
At the time of this post, the movie could be seen on archive.org.
As far as I can tell, this is the earliest "mummy" movie in existence. It stars Boris Karloff. I'm not sure if the movie is in the public domain. I saw it for free on archive.org in October of 2025 as part of my watching scary (but not too scary) ritual of watching spooky movies during the Halloween season. I've started doing this every year, and it has become a tradition for me. I hope you'll enjoy the movie. If the link is broken, it shouldn't be too hard to find this classic movie in some other place.
"A team of British archaeologists led by Sir Joseph Whemple (Arthur Byron) discover the mummified remains of the ancient Egyptian prince Imhotep (Boris Karloff), along with the legendary scroll of Thoth. When one of the archaeologists recites the scroll aloud, Imhotep returns to life, but escapes. Several years later, Imhotep has taken on the guise of a wealthy man, as he searches Egypt for his lost love, who he believes has been reincarnated as the lovely Helen Grosvenor (Zita Johann)." Source: Archive.org.
Runtime: 1 hour 13 minutes.
Stars: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, and David Manners.
Director: Karl Freund.
The Mummy on Wikipedia.
The Mummy on IMDb.
Image Source: By Karoly Grosz - Los Angeles Public Library, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18513015.
Lonestar's Rating: ★★★★★★★★ (8/10).
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