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Films similar to The Mummy (1932) on Watch Darkly include Hereditary (2018), Sinister (2012), Nosferatu (2024) — selected by cosine similarity on the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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The Mummy

1932 · NR · 1h 13m

It comes to life!

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

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Release

US theatrical: December 22, 1932

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Genres

romancefantasyhorror

Details

Budget$196,000

Box office$1,408

Directed by

Karl Freund

Written by

John L. Balderston, Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer

Cinematography

Charles J. Stumar

Music

James Dietrich

Starring

Boris Karloff as Imhotep / Ardath Bey · Zita Johann as Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon · David Manners as Frank Whemple · Arthur Byron as Sir Joseph Whemple · Edward Van Sloan as Dr. Muller · Bramwell Fletcher as Ralph Norton · Noble Johnson as The Nubian Servant · Kathryn Byron as Frau Muller