tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post2090205166509129823..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Universal's Mummy Movies of the 1940sRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-1947668984928898002022-02-26T14:58:45.840-05:002022-02-26T14:58:45.840-05:00I personally out of the canon of Werewolves, Frank...I personally out of the canon of Werewolves, Frankenstein, Dracula and Mummy films prefer still the Dracula vampire types and the Mummy ones best!<br /><br />S Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325491467908050577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-88239902511139499342021-03-31T18:50:40.411-04:002021-03-31T18:50:40.411-04:00I have the original photos from the set :-)I have the original photos from the set :-)Mumnesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138629772423798041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-7207300197903490792015-11-01T17:31:29.225-05:002015-11-01T17:31:29.225-05:00I love all the Mummys - or is it Mummies? Anyway, ...I love all the Mummys - or is it Mummies? Anyway, these are the type of horror films that I absolutely adore. I like my scary films fun, not disgusting. Great post, Rick. FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-12020957975672382872015-11-01T15:41:13.123-05:002015-11-01T15:41:13.123-05:00I have been wanting to see The Mummy's Curse a...I have been wanting to see The Mummy's Curse and tell myself every Halloween "this is the year!" and then I don't get around to it. The idea of a bulldozer unearthing Kharis sounds too good to pass up. These 1940s mummy films didn't have the eerie glamour of the original but I love them anyway. Thanks for including this post in the Universal blogathon! The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-77185184709665294922015-11-01T13:12:18.146-05:002015-11-01T13:12:18.146-05:00Right, and The Mummy's Curse looks pretty diff...Right, and The Mummy's Curse looks pretty different from the mid-nineties that I remember. rocketdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574717380856957685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-52394341737450132272015-11-01T12:14:18.511-05:002015-11-01T12:14:18.511-05:00True, THE MUMMY'S TOMB doesn't look like 1...True, THE MUMMY'S TOMB doesn't look like 1972!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-37016273645404622962015-11-01T01:26:15.372-04:002015-11-01T01:26:15.372-04:00One funny aspect of these movies that I have a har...One funny aspect of these movies that I have a hard time letting go of is the fact that the sequels keep jumping forward in time by decades, and yet no matter how far into the future the story progresses, it never looks any later than the early 1940s. rocketdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574717380856957685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-29557231673797021672015-10-30T19:42:46.141-04:002015-10-30T19:42:46.141-04:00Jennifer, the Hammer Mummy (the first one) is my f...Jennifer, the Hammer Mummy (the first one) is my favorite Mummy movie.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-84075628435478780322015-10-30T19:42:12.383-04:002015-10-30T19:42:12.383-04:00I thought Tyler was a pretty good Mummy. t's t...I thought Tyler was a pretty good Mummy. t's too bad that he couldn't continue in the role.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-83118779188598155862015-10-30T17:47:05.955-04:002015-10-30T17:47:05.955-04:00Now, this is my kind of monster movie!! I love all...Now, this is my kind of monster movie!! I love all those Universal monster films. I found "The Mummy's Ghost" to be the weakest of the lot and really enjoyed "The Mummy's Hand" and "The Mummy's Curse". I always have a soft spot for "The Mummy's Hand" because of what Tom Tyler went through at the end of his life. SkippyDevereauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879814829908784398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-41124850750813256792015-10-30T16:34:48.521-04:002015-10-30T16:34:48.521-04:00I've not seen these post-Karloff mummy movies ...I've not seen these post-Karloff mummy movies – because can anything live up to Karloff's character? However, they do look like they have merit...and who can resist a mummy movie?Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-62184827232967431122015-10-30T15:08:54.120-04:002015-10-30T15:08:54.120-04:00We had a Mummy marathon in our home and, like you,...We had a Mummy marathon in our home and, like you, I thought the retelling of Kharis's story did seem repetitious. Another great post, just in time for Halloween!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-91435198323979508682015-10-29T21:18:37.177-04:002015-10-29T21:18:37.177-04:00Terrific post, Rick. I enjoyed reading it.
I used...Terrific post, Rick. I enjoyed reading it.<br /><br />I used to love these movies as a kid and even as a young adult, Rick. Luckily there was a TV station in NY - I think Channel 9 or maybe, 11 which used to show these all the time. <br /><br />But last year I tried watching THE MUMMY'S HAND for the first time in many years and just couldn't get through it.<br /><br />Sometimes it's better not to go back.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-54303344880043427052015-10-29T18:21:26.470-04:002015-10-29T18:21:26.470-04:00Watched The Mummy's Hand because I wanted to s...Watched <i>The Mummy's Hand</i> because I wanted to see Tom Tyler playing the mummy. He was excellent as Captain Marvel and the Phantom in those serials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-73102062998560421692015-10-29T13:53:11.497-04:002015-10-29T13:53:11.497-04:00Universal was onto a good thing with The Mummy. A...Universal was onto a good thing with The Mummy. A little more money plus a little more effort and they could have had classics instead of merely classic fun.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-31760583016285736252015-10-29T12:48:52.717-04:002015-10-29T12:48:52.717-04:00Great overview of these films, Rick! It's also...Great overview of these films, Rick! It's also fun to watch the Hammer version to see how much they borrowed from these earlier Universal pictures.Jennifer Garlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400915069469993143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-86348636639784284182015-10-29T06:43:03.266-04:002015-10-29T06:43:03.266-04:00Chaney's anger at being mummified adds to his ...Chaney's anger at being mummified adds to his performance, despite rumors of being doubled. Reportedly he broke thru real glass, injuring himself in the process, and his choking of a security guard uncomfortably convincing. In this series, neither being the heroes nor heroine saves you from death. In the second one he comes back after thirty years to murder the old duffers who'd caused him all that trouble in the first flick.Bill Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041905291496937729noreply@blogger.com