5.7 / 10(104 votes)IMDb19401h 7mUnited States of America

The Mummy's Hand

“The tomb of a thousand terrors!”

Topics:#egypt #monster #mummy #buried alive #sequel #murder #curse #black and white #archaeologist #high priest #archaeological expedition #ancient religion

Synopsis

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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Dick Foran

Steve Banning

Peggy Moran

Marta Solvani

Wallace Ford

Babe Jenson

George Zucco

Professor Andoheb

Cecil Kellaway

The Great Solvani

Charles Trowbridge

Dr. Petrie

Tom Tyler

The Mummy

Eduardo Ciannelli

The High Priest

Sig Arno

The Beggar-Henchman

Eddie Foster

Egyptian Starting Fight

Harry Stubbs

Bartender

Michael Mark

Bazaar Owner

Mara Tartar

Girl Vendor

Leon Belasco

Ali

Jerry Frank

Egyptian Thug (uncredited)

Uncredited

Frank Lackteen

Temple Priest (uncredited)

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Murdock MacQuarrie

Temple Priest (uncredited)

Uncredited

Anne G. Sterling

Woman Wearing Head Scarf (uncredited)

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Release History & Theatrical Window

Theatrical Premiere

September 20, 1940

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Financials & Box Office Performance

Released

Production Budget

$84K

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Worldwide Gross

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Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Christy Cabanne
Screenplay & Story: Griffin Jay, Maxwell Shane
Original Score: Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner
Original Title: The Mummy's Hand
Country of Origin: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Runtime: 1h 7m
Production Budget: $84K
Production Studios: Universal Pictures

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Christy Cabanne

Screenplay & Story

Griffin Jay, Maxwell Shane, John L. Balderston, Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer

Original Score & Music

Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner

Director of Photography

Elwood Bredell

Film Editing

Philip Cahn

Producers

Ben Pivar

Department Leadership Roster

Elwood Bredell

Director of Photography

Griffin Jay

Screenplay

Philip Cahn

Editor

Christy Cabanne

Director

Ben Pivar

Producer

Maxwell Shane

Screenplay

Vera West

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