It Comes to Life!
An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.
Screenplay
John L. Balderston
n/a
Release date
January 1, 1932
Country
United States of America
n/a
Top billed cast
Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron, Edward Van Sloan
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Keywords
egypt, virgin, museum, mummy, incantation, reincarnation, resurrection, buried alive, excavation, trance, goddess, sorcerer, black and white, african, archaeologist, pre-code, priestess, eternal love, condemned man, buried tomb, ancient curse, ancient scroll
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