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Some SPOILERS included
That's the warning issued by the town sheriff after it is found out that the 3,000 year old mummy, Kharis (Lon Chaney, Jr.) has come back in this follow up to The Mummy's Hand. Set 30 years after the events on that film, The Mummy's Tomb follows the efforts of Kharis and its new handler, Mehmet Bey (Turhan Bey) to seek revenge against the Banning family that defeated them in the previous film, notably Steve (Dick Foran) and his partner Babe (Wallace Ford).
I watched The Mummy's Hand a couple of years ago, but I didn't know how closely related this film was. I thought it was an interesting approach to the story to have the antagonist (i.e. the mummy) come back and essentially kill the heroes of the previous film halfway through, even if it wasn't 100% properly executed. That results in Steve's son, John (John Hubbard) taking the baton to fight against the mummy.
The connections go a bit further than that because, as far as quality goes, The Mummy's Tomb isn't that far from The Mummy's Hand. It is nice to see the mummy taken out of its usual desert environment and have it transferred to Massachusetts, I do think the pace of the film is a bit better and it does get things going a bit faster than the previous film, and I appreciate the more serious and darker tone.
However, despite these positive aspects, the performances aren't that great, the script is somewhat lacking, and the way characters react to certain things isn't that believable or the best. The film is a bit better than the previous film, but it is still a bit lethargic and stale; but I guess those are the facts and we've got to face them, because the creature has been alive for over 3,000 years.
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THE MUMMY'S TOMB
(1942, Young)
(1942, Young)
"Whether you can believe it or not, the facts are here and we've got to face them. A creature that's been alive for over 3,000 years is in this town."
Some SPOILERS included
That's the warning issued by the town sheriff after it is found out that the 3,000 year old mummy, Kharis (Lon Chaney, Jr.) has come back in this follow up to The Mummy's Hand. Set 30 years after the events on that film, The Mummy's Tomb follows the efforts of Kharis and its new handler, Mehmet Bey (Turhan Bey) to seek revenge against the Banning family that defeated them in the previous film, notably Steve (Dick Foran) and his partner Babe (Wallace Ford).
I watched The Mummy's Hand a couple of years ago, but I didn't know how closely related this film was. I thought it was an interesting approach to the story to have the antagonist (i.e. the mummy) come back and essentially kill the heroes of the previous film halfway through, even if it wasn't 100% properly executed. That results in Steve's son, John (John Hubbard) taking the baton to fight against the mummy.
The connections go a bit further than that because, as far as quality goes, The Mummy's Tomb isn't that far from The Mummy's Hand. It is nice to see the mummy taken out of its usual desert environment and have it transferred to Massachusetts, I do think the pace of the film is a bit better and it does get things going a bit faster than the previous film, and I appreciate the more serious and darker tone.
However, despite these positive aspects, the performances aren't that great, the script is somewhat lacking, and the way characters react to certain things isn't that believable or the best. The film is a bit better than the previous film, but it is still a bit lethargic and stale; but I guess those are the facts and we've got to face them, because the creature has been alive for over 3,000 years.
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