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THE MUMMY'S HAND (1940/Universal) 67 Minutes Black & White. 16mm Very Good Original Composite Print

THE mummy movie. Gobs of action, gobs of comedy relief, gobs of atmosphere. Probably Universal's best movie of the 1940s. Directed by Christy Cabanne; Produced by Ben Pivar; Screenplay by Griffin Jay & Maxwell Shane; Make Up by Jack P. Pierce; Music by Hans J. Salter & Frank Skinner. From a story by Griffin Jay. Starring Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford, Leon Be lasco, Cecil Kellaway, Charles Trowbridge, Eduardo Ciannelli, George Zucco, Tom Tyler, Eddie Foster.

THE MUMMY'S TOMB (1942/Universal) 61 Minutes Black & White. 16mm Excellent Original, edited to 50 Minutes $150

For a 3,000-year old guy, gimpy and a little slow on his feet, the mummy delivers good scares. Original theater-goers to this day walk around with scarred psyches from these little pictures. Directed by Harold Young; Produced by Ben Pivar; Screenplay by Griffin Jay & Henry Sucher; Make Up by Jack P. Pierce; Music by Hans J. Salter. From a story by Neil P. Varnick. Starring Lon Chaney Jnr., Wallace Ford, George Zucco, Dick Foran, Turhan Bey, John Hubbard, Edwin Parker, Glenn Strange, Rex Lease.

MUMMY'S GHOST (1943/Universal) 61 Minutes Black & White. 16mm Excellent Dupe $150

The projectionist here particularly loves the Mummy series because most fit on one reel. Since they are so short, too, there is less chance he'll fall asleep and miss the end. There are dozens of movies in this collection he watched dozens of times and has yet to see the end of. Directed by Reginald Le Borg; Ex.Produced by Joseph Gershenson; A.Produced by Ben Pivar; Screenplay by Griffin Jay, Henry Sucher & Brenda Weis berg; Make Up by Jack P. Pierce; Music by Hans J. Salter. From a story by Griffin Jay & Henry Sucher. Starring Lon Chaney Jnr ., George Zucco, John Carradine, Oscar O'Shea, Robert Lowery, Eddie Parker, Ramsay Ames.

THE MUMMY'S CURSE (1944/Universal) 62 Minutes Black & White. 16mm Excellent Dupe $150

A fitting end to the Mummy series, this movie drips in atmosphere. Look especially for the reawakening of the princess Anaka. Hollywood glamour monsters at their peak. Directed by Leslie Goodwins; Ex.Produced by Ben Pivar; Special Effects by John P. Fulton; Make Up by Jack P. Pierce; Music by Paul Sawtell. From a story by Bernard L. Schubert, Leon Abrams, Dwight V. Babcock, & T.H. Richmond. Starring Lon Chaney Jnr., Peter Coe, William Farnum. THE