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The Mummy's Hand

The Mummy's Hand

The tomb of a thousand terrors!

19405.71h 7m

Overview

A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest and the living mummy Kharis who are the guardians of Ananka’s tomb.

Directed by Christy Cabanne
Written by Griffin Jay, Maxwell Shane, John L. Balderston
Produced by Ben Pivar
Box OfficeBudget: $84K0

Top Cast

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Steve Banning

Peggy Moran

Peggy Moran

Marta Solvani

Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Babe Jenson

George Zucco

George Zucco

Professor Andoheb

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

The Great Solvani

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Dr. Petrie

Tom Tyler

Tom Tyler

The Mummy

Eduardo Ciannelli

Eduardo Ciannelli

The High Priest

Sig Arno

Sig Arno

The Beggar-Henchman

E

Eddie Foster

Egyptian Starting Fight

Themes & Keywords

egyptmonstermummyburied alivesequelmurdercurseblack and whitearchaeologisthigh priestarchaeological expeditionancient religionegyptian tombsarcophagusburied tombburial chambersecret rites

About The Mummy's Hand

The Mummy's Hand is a horror, fantasy film released in 1940 exploring themes of egypt, monster, mummy, buried alive, sequel, murder. Directed by Christy Cabanne, it stars Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford. A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest and the living mummy Kharis who are the guardians of Ananka’s tomb.

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