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The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse (1944)

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Ostensibly taking place twenty-five years after the events of The Mummy's Ghost, this sequel marks the last of Universal's series featuring the evil mummy "Kharis," played by Lon Chaney, Jr.. A rather gruff-looking Chaney plays the loosely wrapped Egyptian high priest, who is extricated from his resting place in the bayous of Louisiana (relocated from New England after the previous film) by a team of archaeologists. Thanks to the procurement of some tanna leaves by sinister Egyptologist Izor

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Classics, Horror

Sep 1, 1993

Universal Pictures Company

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Lon Chaney is amazing.

January 9, 2009
ColeSmithey.com

Fun, formula Universal mummy movie with Chaney Jr.

June 25, 2005
Video-Reviewmaster.com

A series that was out of steam by this entry. It was time to shuffle back to the pyramids.

March 13, 2003
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Last in the series. The most amazing thing is how the swamp from New England made it to Louisiana.

August 26, 2002
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The Mummy shuffles down to The Big Easy and starts getting squeezy!

September 10, 2001 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide
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Audience Reviews for The Mummy's Curse

The mummy is unearthed again, why? It's kind of annoying, but the story was a little better than other mummy movies.
September 5, 2010
ajv2688

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Here we go again. All of a sudden we're in the swamps of Cajun country and a character gives some exposition about this being another 25 years after the Mummy last attacked. The writers are completely different on this one, so I'll attribute it to them not paying attention. This was released in the same year as The Mummy's Ghost, but was not filmed simultaneously from what I can tell. Did you think there could be a Mummy movie without a high priest going over the same ancient Egyptian clips with Karloff and Tyler? Of course not! This time Dr. Zandaab (Coe) explains the secret of the Arkan priests to Ragheb (Kosleck), yet he is not on his deathbed, so we have two priests who pledge themselves to return Kharis and Ananka to their ancestral sands. An irrigation project crew in Louisiana is doing a lot of digging. Dr. Zandaab and Dr. Halsey (Moore), who has no idea his Egyptian colleague has more sinister plans, wish to find the mummies for the sake of the museum. There is a saloon nearby with all its regulars too. The cast is filled with so many stereotypical bayou characters. I thought the art direction and camera work looked really good through most of the picture, especially in the scene where Ananka (Christine) rises again. Virginia Christine is another very beautiful woman playing the confused ancient princess in another body. She seems to be rejuvenated by the sun, but there are many things that are not made clear about how she survives looking glamorous, while Kharis looks as he does. The Mummy is a bit more sympathetic like Frankenstein's monster here. The two undercover Egyptian priests find Kharis fairly quickly, but it takes longer to chase down Ananka. The boss of the construction crew has a niece named Betty (Harding), who works as his secretary, and she falls in love with Dr. Halsey. Ragheb is the lustful priest, who tries to force Betty to become his bride for eternity. The relationships are a bit more complex, there is a bit more action and the effects are better in this picture. If you can forget the continuity problems between this and its prequels, it is an entertaining flick.
January 7, 2008
hypathio7

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