The mummy key to hamunaptra gold movie prop replica. 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. Read the full synopsis of the mummy, 1932, directed by karl freund, with boris karloff, zita johann, david manners, at turner classic movies. This remains the only mummy movie that can really be called a suspense film or thriller rather than a monster movie. It was shot in cantil, california, universal city, and the mojave desesrt. Oct 11, 2019 sommers took the original skeleton of the 1932 mummy and turned up the volume to 11. It is revealed in a flashback that he was a high priest. Balderston was from a story by nina wilcox putnam and richard schayer. The mummy, american horror film, released in 1932, that is considered a classic of the genre, especially known for boris karloffs performance in the title role. She was married to bernard edward shedd schetnitz, john mccormick and john houseman. The 1932 movie, which may seem overly slowmoving to modern viewers, taps into tutmania and also introduces the concept of the desertscape and terrible, ancient evil to audiences. The mummy represented boris karloffs second horror starring role after his overnight success in frankenstein. Jun 12, 2016 this is the what the original mummy would look like in color. Contentsshow plot an ancient egyptian priest called imhotep boris karloff is revived when an.
Zita johann was born on july 14, 1904 in temesvar, austriahungary. She died on september 20, 1993 in nyack, new york, usa. The noirish use of shadow and light, and the incredible texture and. Moody, understated and succinct, the mummy is one of the best films from universals classic horror period. A love that defied time drives a beautiful girl to her doom the mummy is a 1932 supernatural horror film from universal studios directed by former cinematographer karl freund and starring boris karloff billed as karloff the boris karloff the mummy poster art photo hollywood movie posters photos i write horror. The opening of the tomb of tutankhamun along with the rumors about the curses of the pharaohs of old gave producer carl laemmle jr. The mummy 510 movie clip caught doing an unholy thing 1932 hd movieclips. Boris karloff and zita johann in a climactic scene from the movie. 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.
She was an actress, known for the mummy 1932, the sin of nora moran 1933 and luxury liner 1933. The mummy 1932 film universal monsters wiki fandom. The legacy collection the mummy mummys hand mummys tomb mummys ghost mummys curse. Karloff is also quite good as the evil villain, imhotep. Oconnor, with arnold vosloo in the titular role as the reanimated mummy. Wasnt the mummy franchise with brendan fraiser originate with the reboot of the 1932 mummy film. Imhotep wouldnt reappear in theaters until the mummy 1999. Today, over 50 years after the mummy was first released, this brooding dreamlike film remains a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all. Imhotep boris karloff comes to life after ralph bramwell fletcher opens a scroll with a curse. The mummy 210 movie clip helens trance 1932 hd youtube. 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 now jumps forward over a decade, to a period contemporary with the films production, and to another archaeological dig although one considerably less memorable than its predecessor. In 1921 a team of british archaeologists led by sir joseph whemple uncovers the 3700 year old mummy of imhotep.
Brought back to life after nearly 3,700 years, egyptian high priest imhotep. This movie is from the dawn of the sound era and has some ridiculous overacting by lesser players, and some stagey moments that slow the pace of the film. 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. It was kharis that would appear in the other universal films and hammer remakes. Poster for the 1932 film the mummy, featuring boris karloff.
An original 1932 lithographic film poster designed by karoly grosz, for the movie the mummy is seen in this handout photo provided by sothebys, october 11, 2018. The humor derived from the mummy s stiff dialogue and bizarre situations may be unintentional, but that doesnt make it any less enjoyable. Oct 01, 20 wasnt the mummy franchise with brendan fraiser originate with the reboot of the 1932 mummy film. When one young archaeologist opens the scroll of thoth, he goes delirious and the mummy comes to life. Dazzling poster for 1932s the mummy set to break records at. As the mummy, imhotep, he is accidentally revived after 3,700 years by a team of british archaeologists. Oct 11, 2018 an original 1932 lithographic film poster designed by karoly grosz, for the movie the mummy is seen in this handout photo provided by sothebys, october 11, 2018. Although much of the success can be credited to first time director karl freund, who normally worked as a top cinematographer, and the brilliant makeup artist jack p.
Oct 25, 2016 imhotep boris karloff comes to life after ralph bramwell fletcher opens a scroll with a curse. Today, over 50 years after the mummy was first released, this brooding dream like film remains a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all. The mummy is a 1932 american precode romantic horror film directed by karl freund. The mummy is a 2017 american actionadventure film directed by alex kurtzman and written by david koepp, christopher mcquarrie, and dylan kussman, with a story by kurtzman, jon spaihts, and jenny lumet. It is a remake loosely based on the 1932 film of the same title and stars brendan fraser, rachel weisz, john hannah, and kevin j. Yet another monster movie from universal studios, this film is not quite as large as life as many of its predecessors, including the preceding film of. An original 1932 lithographic film poster designed by karoly grosz, for the movie the mummy is seen in this handout photo provided by. Van sloan, who is the only actor to appear in frankenstein, dracula and the mummy, gives his best performance here. The noirish use of shadow and light, and the incredible texture and detail of the cinematography set the mummy apart. It was shot in cantil, california, universal city, and the mojave desert. It is a reboot of the mummy franchise and is the first and only installment in universals dark universe franchise. That honor goes to a 1911 silent with thesame title. Karloff played an ancient egyptian priest called imhotep who was buried alive.
The year before this 1932 movie, he was the cinematographer and, reportedly, uncredited codirector on tod brownngs dracula. Pierce, it is boris karloff who gives the film its resonance. Well, and karloffs presence as the title character. The movie also features zita johann, david manners and edward van sloan. After nearly 4,000 years, however, he is brought back to. The mummy 1932 film locations do you fancy yourself a modern day indiana jones, maybe a hobby archeologist, maybe a tomb raider, who am i to judge. The mummy in hd 1080p, watch the mummy in hd, watch the mummy online, the mummy full movie, watch the mummy full movie free online streaming the mummy full movie, watch the mummy 1932 full movie. The mummy 1932 karl freund synopsis, characteristics. Released 1932, the mummy stars boris karloff, zita johann, david manners, edward van sloan the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 12 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
In fact, the british museums field expedition of 1932, under the coleadership of sir joseph whemples son, frank, and a professor pearson. Not that the 1932 feature was the screens firstdepiction of a revivified mummy. The 1932 film the mummy is an unlikely progenitor of one of the major summer movie revivals of 2017. Boris karloffs legendary performance has become a landmark in the annals of screen history. However, if you are willing to let yourself be taken in by the dreamlike aura of this movie, you will find that the mummy well deserves its place in the pantheon of classic horror movies. Wherethey had drawn on legend and literature for such past hits asdracula and frankenstein, however, they invented their ownhorror mythology with the mummy, introducing to the screen the ideaof the dead who walk. Boris karloff plays imhotep, a cursed egyptian buried alive 3700yearsago, returns to life to claim the reincarnation of his lostlove in this universal classic. The mummy s hand 1940 reuses footage from this film, but changes imhotep to kharis.
The mummy is a 1999 american action horror film written and directed by stephen sommers. The mummy was released in 1932, with boris karloff in the title role, and directed by karl freund, previously known as draculas 1931 cinematographer. If you are one of these daring breed, i suggest a visit to the tomb of imhotep. Oct 25, 2016 the mummy 510 movie clip caught doing an unholy thing 1932 hd movieclips. Watch the mummys kiss original canopic jar movie prop. You will not need to travel and spend the money to. Mummy prop in reproduction movie props for sale ebay. This is the what the original mummy would look like in color.
Released by universal studios, the film stars boris karloff, zita johann, david manners, edward van sloan and arthur byron. 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. Universal monsters the mummy ring limited edition prop replica new. 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. Released 1932, the mummy stars boris karloff, zita johann, david manners, edward van sloan the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 12 min, and received a. The mummy flopped because it ignores everything that fascinates us. Eleven years following the hairy prologue, bothered englishmen whemple david manners and professor pearson leonard mudie are lamenting their lousy dig when an uncredentialed egyptian who calls himself ardeth bey boris karloff drops by, in universals original the mummy, 1932. The mummy 110 movie clip the mummy rises 1932 hd youtube. The mummy 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Following universal studios very successful dracula and frankenstein, the mummy brought together director karl freund, actor boris karloff, and makeup artist jack pierce. Boris karloffs legendary performance as the mummy has become a landmark in the annals of screen history. The director found a period actioncomedy in the cracks between the dark iconography of the original film and. Sep, 2017 the 1932 movie, which may seem overly slowmoving to modern viewers, taps into tutmania and also introduces the concept of the desertscape and terrible, ancient evil to audiences.
The mummy is the title of several horror adventure film series centered on an ancient egyptian priest who is accidentally resurrected, bringing with him a powerful curse, and the ensuing efforts of heroic archaeologists to stop him. If you have a different image of similar quality, be sure to upload it using the proper free license tag, add it to a relevant article, and nominate it. The mummys hand 1940 reuses footage from this film, but changes imhotep to kharis. Mar 10, 20 boris karloffs legendary performance has become a landmark in the annals of screen history.
Hse boris karloff the mummy movie poster 1932 campy classic horror 24x36 scary reproduction, not an original 4. Get the best deals on mummy prop in reproduction movie props when you shop the largest online selection at. The mummy is a 1932 american precode horror film directed by karl freund. 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. The humor derived from the mummys stiff dialogue and bizarre situations may be unintentional, but that doesnt make it any less enjoyable. The bluray edition of the 1932 version of the mummy features remastered, highresolution video, and is probably the best way to currently watch this classic movie.
536 1398 778 535 1524 265 836 937 862 566 614 843 613 1004 294 736 808 391 1608 171 1366 920 1042 798 117 784 756 134 1145 801 1215 833