The Mummy

Product Description

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

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 025192032721
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
• Number of Disks: 2
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

“He went for a little walk!” Ralph Norton.

This film is a classic for those who are wrapped up in mummies. I watched this over the decades and dove into the background stories about the plot and the actors. Somehow, I never got around to reviewing this movie, as it is so popular that I could not believe it was possible that it was missed. It is coming upon a century since it was made. Now we think of this as part of a series of movies, and it is sometimes offered as part of a series. Based on the story by Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer During excavation, a mummy (who looks a lot like Boris Karloff) was found. Along with the mummy was a mysterious box that suggested it contained the scroll of Thoth. Ralph Norton (Bramwell Fletcher) was left alone with the box and told not to peek. What would you do? Yep, he was just doing a tad of deciphering and mumbling to himself (a mumble even though we could not hear was as good as a recitation.) Some slitty mummy eyes open and you can guess the rest. Ten years later, with the mummy still missing, a team of archeologists down on their luck is addressed by a mysterious native Egyptian, Ardath Bey (Boris in a spiffy Egyptian robe). Ardath has a deal for them; he thinks he knows the whereabouts of Anck-es-en-Amon. Little do they know when they are addressing Ardath Bey that they are about to dig up the old flame of Im-Ho-Tep. The rest of the movie has a lot to do with magic, spirit, and other esoteric concepts. It is o.k. to kibitz. Other than a list of other related movies, let me suggest reading: “Encyclopedia of Mummies” by Bob Brier.