An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

Boris Karloff
as Imhotep / Ardath Bey

Zita Johann
as Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon

David Manners
as Frank Whemple

Arthur Byron
as Sir Joseph Whemple

Edward Van Sloan
as Dr. Muller

Bramwell Fletcher
as Ralph Norton

Noble Johnson
as The Nubian Servant

Kathryn Byron
as Frau Muller

Leonard Mudie
as Professor Pearson

James Crane
as The Pharaoh
tiailds
After watching Frankenstein and Dracula, this one is far above them. "Is it interesting?" This one kept my interest for quite a while, though the editing was a major flaw. 2 out of 3. "Is it memorable?" If I think of classic monster movies, I will think of this one. Especially the story. 2 o...
John Chard
Put it back. Bury it where you found it. You have read the curse. You dare defy it? The Mummy is directed by Karl Freund and written by Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer and John L. Balderston. It stars Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron, Edward Van Sloan, and Bramwell Flet...
CinemaSerf
When a team of British Museum explorers discover the tomb of an Egyptian princess, they also discover the mummy of her forbidden lover "Imhotep" (Boris Karloff) and a secret scroll that has the power, when read aloud, to restore the dead to life. It's on reading that document in the crypt that the m...