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The Mummy's Ghost

  • 1944
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  • 1h 1m
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5.5/10
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John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., Ramsay Ames, Barton MacLane, and George Zucco in The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
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Kharis the mummy is given a sacred potion that grants him eternal life to search for his lost love, Princess Ananka, despite the unending curse that haunts them.Kharis the mummy is given a sacred potion that grants him eternal life to search for his lost love, Princess Ananka, despite the unending curse that haunts them.Kharis the mummy is given a sacred potion that grants him eternal life to search for his lost love, Princess Ananka, despite the unending curse that haunts them.

  • Director
    • Reginald Le Borg
  • Writers
    • Griffin Jay
    • Henry Sucher
    • Brenda Weisberg
  • Stars
    • Lon Chaney Jr.
    • John Carradine
    • Robert Lowery
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    3.7K
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    • Director
      • Reginald Le Borg
    • Writers
      • Griffin Jay
      • Henry Sucher
      • Brenda Weisberg
    • Stars
      • Lon Chaney Jr.
      • John Carradine
      • Robert Lowery
    • 70User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Lon Chaney Jr.
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Kharis
    • (as Lon Chaney)
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Yousef Bey
    Robert Lowery
    Robert Lowery
    • Tom Hervey
    Ramsay Ames
    Ramsay Ames
    • Amina
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
    • Inspector Walgreen
    George Zucco
    George Zucco
    • High Priest
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • Professor Norman
    Harry Shannon
    Harry Shannon
    • Sheriff
    Emmett Vogan
    Emmett Vogan
    • Coroner
    Lester Sharpe
    Lester Sharpe
    • Doctor Ayad
    Claire Whitney
    Claire Whitney
    • Mrs. Norman
    Oscar O'Shea
    Oscar O'Shea
    • Watchman
    Steve Barclay
    Steve Barclay
    • Tom's Classmate
    • (uncredited)
    David Bruce
    David Bruce
    • Radio Announcer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Noble 'Kid' Chissell
    Noble 'Kid' Chissell
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Caroline Frances Cooke
    Caroline Frances Cooke
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Cross
    • Museum Tourist
    • (uncredited)
    William Desmond
    William Desmond
    • Museum Tourist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Reginald Le Borg
    • Writers
      • Griffin Jay
      • Henry Sucher
      • Brenda Weisberg
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    6simeon_flake

    Zucco: The Uncanny....

    A "tough, old bird" may not be an apt enough description of George Zucco's high priest character in the Mummy series. Somehow, still alive and shaking, he passes on the priesthood of what is now referred to as "Arkham" to Yousef Bey (John Carradine) & once again feels the need to recap the mummy's life history, which has been altered since "Mummy's Tomb". Now the story goes that the once exalted Princess Ananka died an accursed death and that Kharis was buried with her. Now it's the task of Yousef to go to Mapleton and bring the royal dead of Egypt back to their homeland.

    Meanwhile, the wafting scent of tana leaves in the air attracts Kharis to the home of one Professor Norman. As Kharis shambles his way towards the cup of life, a young dish named Amina Mansouri (Ramsay Ames) gets a chance to show off her talents in filling out a nightgown as she sleepwalks her way to the very same house. Anyone else notice that black cat that ran in front of Ames during this scene? I believe that's called foreshadowing.

    The reincarnation angle from the original Karloff "Mummy" gets dusted off. The spirit of Ananka has left its mummified shell & taken residence in the body of Amina. Now Kharis must go about what must be for him a pleasant task of carrying off yet another woman clad in white (it's the only activity that gets his "dead" arm to work) and hope that another high priest won't succumb to any lascivious thoughts lurking in the back of his mind.

    But, that's not how things work out, for the life of an undead character stuck in repetitious sequels penned by unimaginative story writers is a hard one. The only merciful thing to do would've been to let Kharis & his Princess drown in eternal bliss, but the call of the box-office demanded one more sequel (Amon-Ra help us).
    django3

    Best of the '40's series

    This horror yarn gives new meaning to term " 'til death do us part." This was a real quickie movie and it shows. However, it's one redeeming value is the mummy finally wins the girl, albeit, it may leave one with that sinking feeling.
    mord39

    Nice entry in the Universal series

    MORD39 RATING: **1/2 (of ****)

    This third film in the "Kharis" series is one of the better efforts, thanks to a new storyline centering on the reincarnation of the mummy's lover into the body of a modern-day woman.

    John Carradine is on hand as the high priest who revives Kharis (Lon Chaney for a second time) and supplies him with tana fluid to keep him stalking. This chapter also features Chaney's best performance as Kharis, and you can definitely see his looks of sadness, frustration, and anger in key scenes.

    Ramsay Ames and Robert Lowery are weak as the leads, and they bring the evaluation of the movie down a notch.

    An easy 60 minutes of classic fun from Universal.
    5TheLittleSongbird

    Well, at least this sequel tried to be different

    None of the four Universal Kharis films are particularly great, and to me The Mummy's Hand is the only one that is near-good. This said, neither of them are bad either, and of the sequels to The Mummy's Hand my vote for the best of them goes to this, The Mummy's Ghost.

    What makes The Mummy's Ghost the best of the sequels(if not exactly by much) is that it is the only one that tried to do something different. Even if the basic plot is still very flawed and formulaic, The Mummy's Ghost contains by far the boldest and most shocking ending of the four(and in a very good way, it's the highlight of the film), and is the only one to have almost non-existent stock footage material. The Mummy's Ghost does contain some campy fun with John Carradine and a few scenes with Kharis have some creepiness(others however just read of repetitive running around).

    There are some attractively made sets, some atmospheric lighting and Ramsey Ames' costumes are to die for, though on the most-part The Mummy's Ghost is not one of Universal's most accomplished-looking films. Three performances register quite well. Best of all is John Carradine, who is deliciously diabolical and although he doesn't feature in much of the film he is still very memorable. George Zucco's role is also brief, but nonetheless played with sinister authority. Lastly, Lon Chaney Jnr's performance as Kharis is more consistent this time round, he intimidates much more and lumbers less, there even was glimpses of effort at giving Kharis a human side despite not having much to work with.

    However, apparently The Mummy's Ghost was made very quickly and it does show in some shoddy editing, some terribly staged close-ups of Kharis and Kharis basically looks like a man very poorly wrapped up in bandages. While Chaney, Zucco and Carradine fare well, the rest of the cast on the other hand are bad. Ramsey Ames' alluring appearance and beautiful costuming are not enough to make up for how she spends her whole screen time looking bewildered and on edge, while Robert Lowery is hopelessly wooden to the point he veers on irritating. The chemistry between the two of them is non-descript.

    The story does try to do things differently, but still manages to be on the paper-thin and formulaic side, with much of the plot reading of a series of familiar plot devices routinely handled. It also takes too long to get going, with an incredibly dull first third to the extent that the final fifteen minutes feels like a real relief, and is let down even further by tediously padded out college scenes(that are poorly played and add very little to the storytelling) and a sickeningly saccharine and passionless romantic subplot that seemed to only be there for the sake of it. The college and romantic scenes also suffered from the worst of the film's erratic(mostly lethargic) pacing and incredibly trite dialogue. The direction shows little care and style, with occasional glimpses of atmosphere that stops it from falling into ineptitude, and the characters are even more thinly written than the story, and some like Lowery and his friends are annoying.

    All in all, has a lot lacking but has just enough to make it watchable. 5/10 Bethany Cox
    5bsmith5552

    The Mummy Rises Again!

    "The Mummy's Ghost" is a sequel to "The Mummy's Tomb" (1942). In that film Kharis the Mummy (Lon Chaney) perished in a house fire. Also the old high priest (George Zucco) dies of old age while handing over his powers to a new high priest. In this film we find out that not only did Kharis survive the fire unscathed but the old high priest turns up alive and shaking.

    This entry has the High Priest Yousef Bey (John Carradine) being assigned the task of going to America to retrieve the mummies of Kharis and his queen Ananka. Hero Tom Hervey (Robert Lowery) is courting a beautiful Egyptian by the name of Amina Mansouri (Ramsay Ames). Meanwhile Yousef Bey sets about arranging to take the two mummies back to Egypt. To this end he unleashes Kharis upon the community to murder anyone who stands in their way.

    At the same time Amina starts to experience blackouts as she is being gradually taken over by the spirit of Ananka (the "ghost" of the title) to become the re-incarnation of Queen Ananka. This suddenly becomes a point of issue between Kharis and Yousef Bey until......

    Becoming a "B" movie second feature series, the films did nonetheless benefit from Universal's expertise in making this kind of film. Although it features a "B" list cast and runs a scant 61 minutes, it is still an entertaining way to spend an hour.

    Lon Chaney would continue in the role of the Mummy in "The Mummy's Curse" (1944) the final film in the series.

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    • Trivia
      In the scene where Kharis trashes the Scripps Museum, Lon Chaney Jr. drove his fist through real glass--it was supposed to be breakaway glass, but the prop man forgot to replace it before shooting started--and a shard of it flew up and cut him through his mummy mask in his chin. In this scene, Kharis can be seen bleeding, and it's real blood.
    • Goofs
      A stock shot of George Zucco climbing the temple steps from The Mummy's Hand (1940) is used to represent Yousef Bey (John Carradine), which means that by the time Carradine actually faces the now-elderly Zucco to receive instructions, he appears to have lost about forty pounds and gained a full head of dark hair.
    • Quotes

      Yousef Bey: Has any man before ever offered his bride the gift of eternal life?

    • Connections
      Edited into The Mummy's Ghost (1968)

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    • Release date
      • July 7, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Mummy's Return
    • Filming locations
      • Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 1 minute
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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