The Mummy's Hand

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6.0/10

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Dick Foran and Peggy Moran in The Mummy's Hand (1940)

Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.

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Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

The High Priest
(as Eduardo Cianelli)

George Zucco

Andoheb

Cecil Kellaway

Mr. Solvani
(as Cecil Kelloway)

Charles Trowbridge

Dr. Petrie

Tom Tyler

The Mummy

Sig Arno

The Beggar
(as Siegfried Arno)

Eddie Foster

Egyptian

Harry Stubbs

Bartender

Michael Mark

Bazaar Owner

Mara Tartar

Girl

Leon Belasco

Nick Borgani

Bar Patron
(uncredited)

James Crane

King Amenophis
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Jerry Frank

Egyptian Thug
(uncredited)

Zita Johann

Princess Ananka
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
To make the mummy appear more frightening, Tom Tyler's eyes (and the inside of his mouth) were blacked out frame-by-frame in almost all close-ups.

Goofs
A little before 15 minutes into the movie, Professor Andoheb refers to "the Inca ruins in Mexico", yet the Incas never were in Mexico. In reality, the Incas were centered in Peru with their empire stretching from Ecuador to northern Chile.

Quotes
Babe Jenson: Hey Steve, can a dame go crazy from being sawed in half too many times?

Connections
Edited from The Mummy (1932)

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Featured review

Best in the "Kharis" series

MORD39 RATING: *** (of ****)

THE MUMMY'S HAND is my favorite mummy film and easily the best in the Universal "Kharis" saga.

Dick Foran, Wallace Ford, Cecil Kellaway, and Peggy Moran make a very pleasant group of amateur explorers as they search out the tomb of Princess Ananka in Egypt. What they stumble upon instead was the first (in a now played-out) deadly mistake: a living mummy.

Kharis is a bandaged monstrosity kept alive by a high priest (George Zucco in his most sinister role) and is a protector for his long-lost love. When Zucco feeds him a fluid brewed from nine tana leaves, Kharis is kept stalking and dealing death to those who dared enter his lair.

Tom Tyler is for my money the best choice to portray the mummy. He creeps and crumbles perfectly, even gaining effect from his dark, staring eyes in chilling close-ups.

Some fans complain about the intrusive comedy during the film, and while I too am unforgiving of such practices, in this case I think they help the festivities rather than detract from them. All in all, THE MUMMY'S HAND remains one of the better efforts from the 1940's and definitely the best of the Kharis pictures.