The Mummy
The mummy of Imhotep is unwittingly reactivated, and he takes the Scroll of Thoth which returns the soul to the body. He becomes the human form of ArdathBey. In the old days Imhotep, a high priest and Ankhenesamon had been lovers, and he attempts to return her soul to the long-dead body by reading from the Scroll. Elsewhere in the city, Helen reacts to the mummy's call because the soul of Ankhesenamon is reincarnated in her body.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Imhotep/Ardeth Bey Boris Karloff
- Helen Grosvenor/Anck-es-en-Amon Zita Johann
- Frank Whemple David Manners
- Sir Joseph Whemple Arthur Byron
- Doctor Muller Edward Van Sloan
- Ralph Norton Bramwell Fletcher
- the Nubian Noble Johnson
- Frau Muller Kathryn Byron
- Professor Pearson Leonard Mudie
- the Pharoh [sic] James L. Crane
- the Saxon warrior Henry Victor
- inspector Tony Marlow
- man in nightclub Eddie Kane
- horseman Arnold Gray
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Karl Freund
Rights
Production
- A Universal Picture Universal Pictures Corporation
- Presents Carl Laemmle
- Produced by Carl Laemmle Jr
Writing
- Screen Play John L. Balderston
- From the Story by Nina Wilcox Putnam
- From the Story by E. Richard Schayer
Photography
- Camera Charles Stumar
- Camera James Drought
- Camera Jerome Ash
- Assistant Camera Art Glouner
Stills
- Stills Fred W. Archer
Special Effects
- Special Effects John P. Fulton
Editing
- Film Editor Milton Carruth
Design
- Art Director Willy Pogany
Make-up
- Make-up Jack P. Pierce
Sound
- Sound Joe Lapis
- Sound System Western Electric
