Loosely adapted from the classic 1932 horror film starring boris karloff, the mummy is set in egypt, where over 3,000 years ago the high priest imhotep played by arnold vosloo was given the allimportant assignment of preparing the recently dead for their journey into the afterlife. Freund was a master of visuals, and with the mummy creates an atmospheric masterpiece, with beautifully filmed scenes of ancient and modern 1932 egypt. Director karl freund mostly worked as a cinematographer, and had a career which stretched from silent films to i love lucy, where he created the sitcom camera configuration used today. It was the scene of frank whemple, desperate to protect the woman he loves. This is the what the original mummy would look like in color. Nov 07, 2016 not to mention with the help of a little female divine intervention, to boot.
Van sloan, who is the only actor to appear in frankenstein, dracula and the mummy, gives his best performance here. Once again, the undead, in this film a 3,000yearold high priest brought to life by the desecration of his grave, may only possess a woman by turning her into an echo of himself. In 1921 a field expedition in egypt discovers the mummy of ancient egyptian prince imhotep, who was condemned and buried alive for. May 10, 2014 the mummy was a creepy, atmospheric masterpiece. Dec 01, 20 the mummy 1932 december 1, 20 by saus01 bookmark the permalink. Universal itself broke into the world of original horror in december, 1932, with the mummy, the very first monster movie made about a more or less original monster. Mar 10, 20 boris karloffs legendary performance has become a landmark in the annals of screen history. Charming at times laughable in its utter inability to evoke goose bumps, this 1932 universal horror classic is a great one for children to cozy up to with the folks without much risk of lost sleep. For me, the mummy is the bestof all the horror movies of the 1930s40s era. The mummy 1999 and the mummy 1932 stephen sommers 1999 remake uses special effects to dazzle and delight. Not that the 1932 feature was the screens first depiction of a revivified mummy.
The 1932 version of the mummy is especially meaningful from a contemporary pagan standpoint, as well as from a general feminist standpoint. Okay, we could have done without stargate, but my point is this. The mummy is a 1932 horror film from universal studios directed by karl freund and starring boris karloff, zita johann, david manners and edward van sloan. The mummy 1932 december 1, 20 by saus01 bookmark the permalink.
But the mummy was the only one that really scared me. Oct 11, 2019 sommers took the original skeleton of the 1932 mummy and turned up the volume to 11. If you are the owner for this file, please report abuse to 4shared. The director found a period actioncomedy in the cracks between the dark iconography of the original film and. When universal released all its horror films to television in the late 1950s, i would watch them every saturday night in chicago on shock theater. The mummy is an interesting movie with the mythology it sets up, but lacks the thrills or lasting direction to catapult itself into the hall of fame of horror films. The mummy 1932 moments of horror courtesy boris karloff. The next early step on our journey of horror is another karloff film, karl freunds the mummy from 1932, originally supposed to simply be a vehicle for karloff but became much much more. The mummy 1932 throughout the 1930s, no studio defined horror cinema more than universal studios, whose classic shockers are still fondly remembered to this day. This remains the only mummy movie that can really be called a suspense film or thriller rather than a monster movie. Jul 18, 2000 the mummy 1999 and the mummy 1932 stephen sommers 1999 remake uses special effects to dazzle and delight. The mummy 1932 karl freund synopsis, characteristics. This one is a take on the classic egyptian legend, with boris karloff returning from frankenstein to play the titular monster. Movie the mummy full streaming, watch movie the mummy, watch streaming the mummy online, watch streaming the mummy full movie online, online movie the mummy full streaming, download the mummy online, download the mummy movie, stream movie the mummy.
When egyptian mummy imhotep is accidentally revived after 3,700 years, it is revealed in a flashback that he was a high priest, embalmed alive for trying. Media in category the mummy 1932 film the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. I do not own any of the content used in this video. The mummy 1932 full movie download full hd youtube. Lots of comedic relief throughout this film, including its own 3rd rate abbott and costello like comedy team. This page contains spoilers for both the 1932 mummy, the 1999 mummy and 2001s the mummy returns.
Produced by universal and scripted by john balderston, the mummy is essentially a remake of that teams already thenclassic dracula 1931. The mummy is often unfairly dismissed as an inferior attempt to emulate the success of dracula. An ancient egyptian priest called imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient lifegiving spell. A team of british archaeologists led by sir joseph whemple arthur byron discover the mummified remains of the ancient. Jun 17, 2017 the mummy is is very well shot and full of iconic images. As seen through the examples of vathek and king kong, race, exoticism, and ethnography contribute greatly to the construction of monstrosity, a fact which holds true in both film and literature. Balderston, and the credits are even set to the same music the powerful swan lake theme that opened that other iconic horror. The present day scenes and the flash backs all seem to have a bit higher production value than some horror films. Imhotep boris karloff comes to life after ralph bramwell fletcher opens a scroll with a curse. Want to behold the glory that is the mummy on your tv, phone, or tablet. Oct 05, 20 universal itself broke into the world of original horror in december, 1932, with the mummy, the very first monster movie made about a more or less original monster. The mummy represented boris karloffs second horror starring role after his overnight success in frankenstein. Oct 29, 2010 karloffs imhotep to zita johanns anckesenamon in the mummy 1932 moments of horror for an eternity of love could stand on its own as the short entry for the universal horror classic the mummy which condenses imhoteps 3,700 year journey into a 70plus minute atmospheric masterpiece of terror, and yes, romance. Read the full synopsis of the mummy, 1932, directed by karl freund, with boris karloff, zita johann, david manners, at turner classic movies.
The mummy 110 movie clip the mummy rises 1932 hd youtube. Brought back to life after nearly 3,700 years, egyptian high priest imhotep. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Imhotep, escaping from the field site, goes in search for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.
The mummy 1932 a resurrected egyptian mummy stalks a beautiful woman he believes to be the reincarnation of his lover and bride. The mummy 1932 universal full horror movie commentary show. Do not use the graphics on this page without linking back here and giving the proper credit. The humor derived from the mummys stiff dialogue and bizarre situations may be unintentional, but that doesnt make it any less enjoyable. When egyptian mummy imhotep is accidentally revived after 3,700 years, it is revealed in a flashback that he was a high priest, embalmed alive for trying to revive his true love after she had been sacrificed. In 1921 a field expedition in egypt discovers the mummy of ancient egyptian prince imhotep, who was condemned and buried alive for sacrilege. Not to mention with the help of a little female divine intervention, to boot. The mummy is a 1932 american precode romantic horror film directed by karl freund. The humor derived from the mummy s stiff dialogue and bizarre situations may be unintentional, but that doesnt make it any less enjoyable. Strangely, unlike dracula, which i regarded as cheesy upon its first viewing in my childhood, i caught a clip of the mummy on a kids show when i was young.
Sommers took the original skeleton of the 1932 mummy and turned up the volume to 11. Be it the mummy coming to life in his sarcophogas, or karloffs haunting eyes staring down his victims, the mummy is just full of beautifully shot scenes. Oct 25, 2016 imhotep boris karloff comes to life after ralph bramwell fletcher opens a scroll with a curse. Once again, the undead, in this film a 3,000yearold high priest brought to life by the desecration of his grave, may. Karloff is also quite good as the evil villain, imhotep. The mummy 1932 full movie online free no download the mummy 1932 full movie online free hd the mummy 1932 full movie online gorillavid the mummy 1932 full movie cast the mummy 1932 full. Also found in the tomb is the scroll of thoth, which. The characters are based on the 18th dynasty and in real life ankesenamun was king tuts half sister and wife. In fact, the british museums field expedition of 1932, under the coleadership of sir joseph whemples son, frank, and a professor pearson. The mummy 1932 and the mummys hand 1940 steve hoffman. I would like to see a remake of the mummy which would use the original 1932 script in its entirety with no cuts are more historical accuracy. The director found a period actioncomedy in the cracks between the. He doesnt even get his own iconic star as boris karloff does double duty as both victor frankensteins monster and the resurrected imhotep. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent the mummy online on moviefone.
Balderston was from a story by nina wilcox putnam and richard schayer. An ancient princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension. As the mummy, imhotep, he is accidentally revived after 3,700 years by a team of british archaeologists. It was shot in cantil, california, universal city, and the mojave desesrt.
Boris karloffs legendary performance has become a landmark in the annals of screen history. Brought back to life after nearly 3,700 years, egyptian high priest imhotep wreaks havoc upon the members of the british field exposition that disturbed his tomb shades of the king tut curse. The mummy 1932 grant watson on june 1, 2017 at an archaeological dig in egypt, a foolish assistant reads from an ancient scroll and reanimates the excavated mummy of the 3,700 yearold priest imhotep boris karloff. Comparing the 1932 and 19992001 versions of the mummy note. This is a tribute to the original mummy using all of the original production photographs. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the karl freunddirected movie via subscription can be.