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'The Mummy's Tomb' [1942]
'The Mummy's Tomb' is 51 minutes long. Actually, it's 61 minutes, but the first 10 minutes are mostly clips of 'The Mummy's Hand', so does that count? This continuation of the story takes place 30 years later, which is slightly confusing. Was 'The Mummy's Hand' set in the past? Are we now in the future? I'm not sure. Anyway, Dick Foran is back, in old man make-up, as is his now older and more sombre sidekick Wallace Ford. George Zucco also reappears, not killed at the end of 'Hand' as expected, and even Kharis the Mummy was only partly singed, it seems. Shaky Zucco passes on the secrets of the Mummy to his younger underling and off they go to the USA to wreak their revenge.
Don't let the brevity of this film fool you - it will still feel like a chore to watch. Lon Chaney Jr takes on the role of the Mummy, in make-up and costume that seem less impressive than before, as he stalks and kills anyone who disturbed his slumber 30 years ago. Why did his vengeance take so long to manifest? Don't know. But, man, is he stealthy! You'd think a lumbering 3,000 year old mummy would be easy to spot in smalltown USA, but no. Locals mention seeing shadows but that's all. Sneaky things, mummies.
When it's finally deduced that, yes, there is a murderous mummy in town, suspicion immediately falls on the lone foreigner - an Egyptian who has recently taken over the cemetery. The mob are hot on his heels, bearing torches and no doubt pitchforks for good measure. When the mummy is contained at our hero's home, having captured the love interest, the mob gleefully burn the house down with all participants still inside. These are not the people I'd want on my local Neighborhood Watch Scheme, quite frankly.
'The Mummy's Tomb' is a step-down in the franchise, being a run-on-the-mill monster movie. Hopefully things liven up a bit in 'The Mummy's Ghost'.
'The Mummy's Tomb' is 51 minutes long. Actually, it's 61 minutes, but the first 10 minutes are mostly clips of 'The Mummy's Hand', so does that count? This continuation of the story takes place 30 years later, which is slightly confusing. Was 'The Mummy's Hand' set in the past? Are we now in the future? I'm not sure. Anyway, Dick Foran is back, in old man make-up, as is his now older and more sombre sidekick Wallace Ford. George Zucco also reappears, not killed at the end of 'Hand' as expected, and even Kharis the Mummy was only partly singed, it seems. Shaky Zucco passes on the secrets of the Mummy to his younger underling and off they go to the USA to wreak their revenge.
Don't let the brevity of this film fool you - it will still feel like a chore to watch. Lon Chaney Jr takes on the role of the Mummy, in make-up and costume that seem less impressive than before, as he stalks and kills anyone who disturbed his slumber 30 years ago. Why did his vengeance take so long to manifest? Don't know. But, man, is he stealthy! You'd think a lumbering 3,000 year old mummy would be easy to spot in smalltown USA, but no. Locals mention seeing shadows but that's all. Sneaky things, mummies.
When it's finally deduced that, yes, there is a murderous mummy in town, suspicion immediately falls on the lone foreigner - an Egyptian who has recently taken over the cemetery. The mob are hot on his heels, bearing torches and no doubt pitchforks for good measure. When the mummy is contained at our hero's home, having captured the love interest, the mob gleefully burn the house down with all participants still inside. These are not the people I'd want on my local Neighborhood Watch Scheme, quite frankly.
'The Mummy's Tomb' is a step-down in the franchise, being a run-on-the-mill monster movie. Hopefully things liven up a bit in 'The Mummy's Ghost'.