The Mummy's Hand (1940) | |
| Director(s) | Christy Cabanne |
| Producer(s) | Ben Pivar |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Comedy, Horror |
| Top Topics | Monster |
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The Mummy's Hand (1940) was a Adventure - Comedy Film directed by Christy Cabanne and produced by Ben Pivar.
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Classic Films in Focus: THE MUMMY'S HAND (1940)
By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 16, 2012 From Virtual ViragoUniversal produced a steady stream of horror movies during the 1930s and 40s, and not all of them reached the artistic heights of Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931). Among the lesser pictures of the era we have entries like The Mummy’s Hand (1940), director Christy Cabanne’s contrib... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE MUMMY'S HAND (1940)
By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 16, 2012 From Virtual ViragoUniversal produced a steady stream of horror movies during the 1930s and 40s, and not all of them reached the artistic heights of Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931). Among the lesser pictures of the era we have entries like The Mummy’s Hand (1940), director Christy Cabanne’s contrib... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE MUMMY'S HAND (1940)
By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 16, 2012 From Virtual ViragoUniversal produced a steady stream of horror movies during the 1930s and 40s, and not all of them reached the artistic heights of Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931). Among the lesser pictures of the era we have entries like The Mummy’s Hand (1940), director Christy Cabanne’s contrib... Read full article
The Mummy’s Hand (1940, Christy Cabanne)
on Jun 7, 2009 From The Stop ButtonIt’s been a long time since I’ve seen this film. There’s no discernible reason for it to be called The Mummy’s Hand. I can only guess it has to do with the way they cut the trailer, maybe having the hand come out as a shocker. It’s not a traditional Universal horror fil... Read full article
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Quotes from The Mummy's Hand
Babe Jenson: Aw they're giving me goose pimples on top of my goose pimples.
Steve Banning: What happened, Babe?
Babe Jenson: I was practicing my rock trick.
Steve Banning: Maybe next time you should practice on a pebble.
The High Priest: For who shall defile the temples of the ancient gods, a cruel and violent death shall be his fate, and never shall his soul find rest unto eternity. Such is the curse of Amon-Ra, king of all the gods.
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Facts about The Mummy's Hand
The excavation scenes were shot on the Universal back-lot in a rocky and desert-like section of the natural hills known as "Gausman's Gulch," named after Russell A. Gausman, set decorator on this film, and many other of Universal's horror films. To give the gulch a more canyon-like and wild appearance, it was augmented with artificial rock-faces and boulders.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
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