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The Mummy's Hand

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In Cairo, archaeologist Steve Banning (Dick Foran) unearths a vase that he believes could lead him to the ancient tomb of Princess Ananka. Unknown to Steve, his colleague, Professor Andoheb (George Zucco), is also the High Priest of Karnac who holds the secrets of Karas, a mummy who guards Ananka's tomb. Upon receiving funds from magician Solvani (Cecil Kellaway) and his daughter, Marta (Peggy Moran), Steve and the Solvanis embark on an expedition to the grave site, where Karas awaits.
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Francois Truffaut Cahiers du Cinéma This film... is very boring, and that only the Benayouns, the Kirous, and other Adonises will be able to monopolize it in order to puff up the very thin (in spite of itself) files of surrealist cinema. Apr 4, 2022 Full Review Paul Chambers Movie Chambers Not one of my favorites. Rated: C- Oct 26, 2014 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy Charming and easygoing enough in its matinee-movie way, though there are enough unforced errors throughout that it's really hard to think of this as one of Universal's most shining moments. Rated: 6/10 Oct 14, 2013 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It plays like a serial chapter adventure shown during matinees in the 1940s. Rated: C+ Nov 1, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 20, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Still shufflin' around Rated: 2/5 Apr 17, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Andrew L The best of THE MUMMY sequels, even though it has little to nothing to do with the original Boris Karloff film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/16/24 Full Review Joel H Could The Mummy's Hand be better than The Mummy (1932)? That's what I kept asking myself while watching this relatively unknown horror flick. I mean, the mummy is creepier in this movie, and there's more wrapped-mummy scenes than in the Boris Karloff classic. However, this movie uses scenes from Karloff's film to pad the runtime. And the characters Banning and Babe seem like a generic-brand Abbott & Costello (even though this movie actually came out before the great comedic duo's first feature film). If The Mummy's Hand is better than The Mummy, it's only slightly, which is still a surprise to me. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/05/23 Full Review Valerii Ege D Universal Horror movies are good, but some of them hide their horror element for too long. This movie is one of them. Comedy elements are much greater than the horror elements. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/08/23 Full Review Steve D Not better but more fun than the original. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Improving on the 1932 film but still confined to B-movie status by the writing, direction and acting, this pleasant reboot takes its time to establish the characters, relegates the Mummy's objectively weak backstory to a setup instead of a reveal (and, disappointingly, the creature itself to an unskillful henchman), has very good make-up, brings out the comedy (with mixed results) and has a promising format reminiscent of the 1999 movie or even Indiana Jones, whom this film apparently inspired. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Liam D Even it's use of Stock footage and cheap effects are inexcusable the likeable characters make this B movie a fun watch Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/06/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In Cairo, archaeologist Steve Banning (Dick Foran) unearths a vase that he believes could lead him to the ancient tomb of Princess Ananka. Unknown to Steve, his colleague, Professor Andoheb (George Zucco), is also the High Priest of Karnac who holds the secrets of Karas, a mummy who guards Ananka's tomb. Upon receiving funds from magician Solvani (Cecil Kellaway) and his daughter, Marta (Peggy Moran), Steve and the Solvanis embark on an expedition to the grave site, where Karas awaits.
Director
Christy Cabanne
Producer
Ben Pivar
Screenwriter
Griffin Jay, Maxwell Shane
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 1940, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 7m
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