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Mummy,
The
1932
Universal
Film --
Dir:
Karl
Freund
starring
Boris
Karloff,
Zita
Johann,
David
Manners,
Edward
Van
Sloan
In
1921 a
field
expedition
in Egypt
discovers
the
mummy of
ancient
Egyptian
prince
Im-Ho-Tep,
who was
condemned
and
buried
alive
for
sacrilege.
Also
found in
the tomb
is the
Scroll
of
Thoth.
One
night a
young
member
of the
expedition
reads
the
Scroll
out
loud,
and then
goes
insane,
realizing
that he
has
brought
Im-Ho-Tep
back to
life.
Ten
years
later,
disguised
as a
modern
Egyptian,
Ardath
Bay, the
mummy
attempts
to
reunite
with his
lost
love, an
ancient
princess
who has
been
reincarnated
into a
beautiful
young
woman.
Ardath
Bay
helps
the
expedition
uncover
the tomb
of his
ancient
love. He
then
uses his
mystic
powers
mesmerize
the
reincarnation
of his
lost
love in
the form
of Helen
Grosvenor.
When Sir
Joseph
interferes
he
mysteriously
dies.
Frank
Whemple,
with the
help of
Dr.
Muller,
attempts
to
discover
the key
to
Ardath
Bay's
powers
and get
Helen
back.
For
the
first
time
ever,
the
original
The
Mummy
film
comes to
DVD in
this
extraordinary
Legacy
Collection.
Included
in the
collection
is the
original
classic,
starring
the
renowned
Boris
Karloff,
and four
timeless
sequels
-- The
Mummy's
Hand
(1940),
The
Mummy's
Tomb
(1942),
The
Mummy's
Ghost
(1944),
and The
Mummy's
Curse
(1944)
--
featuring
legendary
actor
Lon
Chaney,
Jr. and
others.
Many
extras
including
commentary,
original
theatre
trailers
and
newly
remastered
audio
track
for
maximum
clarity. |
$25.00
DVD
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