Cast: Lon Chaney, Jr., Peter Coe, Virginia Christine
Yes, Leslie Goodwins is a man.
This week, Sven is returning to his regular horror programming with a Lon Chaney, Jr. film (you might know him from THE WOLFMAN).
PLOT: In the bayous of Louisiana, two representatives of the Scripps Museum, Dr. James Halsey (Dennis Moore) and Dr. Ilzor Zandaab (Peter Coe) come to investigate the swamps, which are going to be drained but are being hampered by the workers, who claim they are haunted.
A black worker becomes frantic and says that a man has been killed. Pat Walsh (Addison Richards), the head of the swamp project, tells him to alert Cajun Joe (Kurt Katch), a Frenchman who knows a lot about these things. At the site of the murder, the men find an imprint on the ground which they think is a man's body (mind you, this thing looks like a frickin puzzle piece, not a man's body).
Dr. Zandaab turns out to be - GASP! - a channeler who is sent to revive Kharis (Lon Chaney, Jr.). Together, he and his assistant Ragheb (Martin Kosleck) recite an ancient story, than feed Kharis the elixir, bringing the mummy back to life. A caretaker intrudes and the mummy immediately goes to work, killing the intruder.
Meanwhile, Princess Ananka (Virginia Christine) rises and is rescued by Cajun Joe. Kharis chases after her, because according to the story, she is his love, but unfortunately for him, she doesn't remember him and he ends up killing Tante Berthe, the cafe singer, instead. The next day, she wakes up coherently speaking, but has no idea who she is or what has happened to her. Dr. Halsey puts her to work in his lab, where he is shocked that she knows who Kharis is and even more shocked when she begins to call his name.
That night, the mummy comes for Ananka and the doctor and ends up killing Dr. Cooper. The mummy breaks into the tent and takes Ananka with him. Ragheb and Betty Walsh (Kay Harding) go to the tomb to rescue her. Ananka dies and the men with guns show up and Dr. Halsey, despite there being thankfully no love scenes in this film, walks away with Betty. The End.
REVIEW: This movie only lasted 57 minutes, which explains why I only found it mediocre. The plot seemed very basic: bad guys revive mummy, climax, end. It had great, spooky music though. 3 out of 5 stars.
The film is available on Netflix here.
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