Mummy's Ghost, The

The Mummy's Ghost
Credits
Title:	The Mummy's Ghost
Directed by:	Reginald LeBorg
Written by:	Griffin Jay; Henry Sucher; Brenda Weisberg
Produced by:	Ben Pivar
Music by:	Frank Skinner
Cinematography:	William Sickner
Edited by:	Saul Goodkind
Production
Distributors:	Universal Pictures
Released:	July 7th, 1944
Rating:	Approved
Running time:	61 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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The Mummy's Ghost is an American feature film of the horror genre with an emphasis on mummy fiction. It was directed by Reginald LeBorg with a screenplay written by Griffin Jay, Henry Sucher, and Brenda Weisberg based on a story treatment by Jay and Sucher. It was produced by Universal Pictures and is part of their "Universal Monsters" classics line. It premiered in the United States on July 7th, 1944.

Cast

Actor	Role
Lon Chaney	Kharis
John Carradine	Yousef Bey
Robert Lowery	Tom Hervey
Ramsay Ames	Amina Mansouri
Barton MacLane	Inspector Walgreen
Frank Reicher	Professor Matthew Norman
Harry Shannon	Sheriff
Emmett Vogan	Coroner
Lester Sharpe	Doctor Ayad
Claire Whitney	Mrs. Norman
Oscar O'Shea	Watchman

Notes & Trivia

• The tagline to this film is "No chains can hold it! No tomb can seal it!" Another tagline is "Nameless! Fleshless! Deathless!", which is not entirely accurate. He has a name and he is not exactly fleshless.
• Production on The Mummy's Ghost began on August 23rd, 1943. Principal filming concluded in September, 1943. The movie was shot on the back-lot of Universal Studios in Universal City, California.
• There are a total of eleven credited cast members in this film.
• Despite the title of this movie, there are no actual "ghosts" in this film.
• This is the fourth film in the "Mummy" line-up of Universal Monsters films. It is the third film in the series to feature the character of Kharis as the mummy.
• This movie was released the same year as The Mummy's Curse, directed by Leslie Goodwins. That movie proved to be the final installment in Universal's original "Mummy" line.
• The setting for this film is the fictional Mapleton, Massachusetts in the year 1970. It takes place shortly after the events of The Mummy's Tomb. That film established that thirty years of time has passed between The Mummy's Tomb and the previous installment The Mummy's Hand, which is established as having taken place in 1940. Despite these drastic time jumps, there are no alterations in technology or fashion styles that would suggest a future setting.
• This is Reginald Le Borg's fourth horror film as a director. He previously directed Jungle Woman. His next film is Dead Man's Eyes, which is part of the "Inner Sanctum" six-film series.
• This is Griffin Jay's fifth horror film as a screenwriter. He previously wrote The Return of the Vampire in 1943. His next film is Cry of the Werewolf. Griffin Jay also wrote the screenplays for The Mummy's Hand, and The Mummy's Tomb.
• This is Henry Sucher's fourth horror film as a screenwriter. He previously wrote Jungle Woman. His next film is The Frozen Ghost, which is part of the "Inner Sanctum" six-film series. Sucher also worked on The Mummy's Tomb in 1942.
• This is Brenda Weisberg's third and final film in the horror genre as a writer. She previously wrote The Mad Ghoul in 1943 and Weird Woman in 1944.
• Kharis and Amina Mansouri both appear next in The Mummy's Curse, though the setting shifts from the New England region to the American southeast. Amina Mansouri is only ever referred to as Ananka in that film.
• Amina Mansouri was originally going to be played by Acquanetta, who also appeared in the Universal films Captive Wild Woman and Jungle Woman. However, on the first day of shooting, Acquanetta fell and suffered a mild concussion. Stepping out of the project, she was replaced by Ramsay Ames.
• Amazingly, this is the only Universal Monsters film where the female lead dies at the end of the film.

Recommendations

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See also

Universal Classics Universal Classics films Universal Classics images

Universal Classics characters Universal Classics home video Universal Classics crew members

External Links

The Mummy's Ghost at AMG The Mummy's Ghost at TCM The Mummy's Ghost at IMDB

The Mummy's Ghost at Wikipedia The Mummy's Ghost at Letterboxd.com The Mummy's Ghost at Themoviedb.org

References

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Film Series This article relates to the films within the Mummy franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Mummy Films category. Universal Series The Mummy • The Mummy's Hand • The Mummy's Tomb • The Mummy's Ghost • The Mummy's Curse • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy Hammer Horror Series The Mummy • Curse of the Mummy's Tomb • The Mummy's Shroud • Blood from the Mummy's Tomb Remake Series The Mummy • Mummy Returns, The The Mummy's Kiss The Mummy's Kiss • The Mummy's Kiss: 2nd Dynasty • Blood Scarab Other Cleopatra's Tomb • The Mummy (1911) • The Mummy (2017) • Frankenstein vs. the Mummy • Blood of the Mummy