The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost (1944)

Erneut entsendet der ägyptische Geheimbund der Prinzessin Anankha einen neuen Priester mit Yousuf Bey (John Carradine), um die Mumie der Prinzessin wieder heim zu holen. Bey fährt in die vereinigten Staaten, wo er den Wächter der Prinzessin, Kharis (Lon Chaney jr.), wieder zum Leben erweckt. Parallel dazu hat der Collegeprofessor Norman gerade das Geheimnis der Tanna-Blätter gelöst, mit dem man Tote wieder zum Leben erwecken kann, doch seine Experimente kosten ihn bald das Leben. Weil die Blätter einen schlafwandelnden Auslöser auf die ägyptische Studentin Amina haben, ist sie schon bald die wichtigste Zeugin bzw. Hauptverdächtige in diesem Fall, doch selbst für Bey und Kharis läuft nicht alles wie geplant, denn der Körper der Prinzessin verschwindet aus den Mumienbinden. Ist ihre Seele reinkarniert?

Erscheinungsdatum
1944-06-30
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (89)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 0 Min.
Genres
Horror, Fantasy
Regie
Reginald Le Borg
Filmreihe
Die Mumie (Universal Pictures) Filmreihe

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

The Mummy's Ghost is a 1944 American horror film directed by Reginald LeBorg for Universal. It is the second of three sequels to The Mummy's Hand (1940), following The Mummy's Tomb (1942) and preceding The Mummy's Curse (1944). Lon Chaney Jr. again takes on the role of Kharis the mummy.

Production

The Mummy's Ghost was directed by Reginald LeBorg who began his film career in the mid-1930s as an extra at Paramount Pictures and MGM. LeBorg staged opera sequences in a number of musicals and worked on second unit for MGM eventually working at Universal on a short musical She's for Me (1943).

The Mummy's Ghost began filming on August 23, 1943. According to LeBorg, actress Acquanetta had the co-starring role in the film as Amina, but she had a fainting spell, collapsed during filming and struck her head. This led to her being replaced with Ramsay Ames.

Frederick C. Othman visited the set of The Mummy's Ghost and talked with Chaney who openly discussed his discomfort in his outfit of the mummy Kharis, stating that "I sweat and I can't wipe it away. I itch and I can't scratch". LeBorg spoke of difficulty working with Chaney on set, stating that in the scene where Kharis attacks Professor Norman, Chaney seized Frank Reicher's throat and "squeezed so forcefully that Reicher nearly fainted".

Filming ended September 1, 1943. The 2023 BearManor Media book "The Mummy's Ghost" by Gregory W. Mank and Tom Weaver provides the full story of the making of the movie, plus script, pressbook and other extras.

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