That 5th poster is new to me, but I think I like the 3rd best. I hadn't known that Turhan Bey was billed as "The Man Of Mystery", he's very good here and in other Universal movies.
This story takes place 30 years after "Mummy's Hand", so 1970ish then?
Dick Foran and Wallace Ford are back from that film with unconvincing old age make up, but Peggy Moran has supposedly died in the meantime. Either that or she read the script.
Lon Chaney Jr is now Kharis, at least nominally, and does nothing interesting with the part.
And George Zucco is back as the High Priest. Yup, same guy who got killed last time.
Here's the main thing with this movie: when old Steve Banning tells the tale of his adventures in Egypt to his son and future daughter-in-law, we get a flashback lasting somewhere between 10 and 15 minutes showing us, the audience, what happened in the previous movie. Quite a long flashback, but this entire movie is only just over an hour so maybe a quarter of it is the last movie reprised. Certainly one way to stretch your budget.
Edit: Also, towards the end short clips from various Frankenstein movies are used to show the mob of villagers heading for the mummy. Again, stretching the budget.
Sir MilesThe Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 30,901Chief of Staff
I like the 5th poster - it probably doesn’t have the same impact of the 3rd one though…
Again, both @CoolHandBond & @Barbel working in complete tandem…loving the posters and all the extra info - thanks 😁👏🏻
The posters are better than the movie, which isn't one of their best. I like the French one.
Bud & Lou play detectives who help a boxer who's hiding from the law and the bad guys after being falsely accused so decides being invisible is the best way out. The SFX are weaker than the first Invisible Man movie nearly 20 years earlier and the jokes aren't much better.
Lou Costello was once a boxer and that helps in the scenes where he's in the ring, helped by his invisible friend to win his bouts, IMHO the best part of the movie.
Sir MilesThe Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 30,901Chief of Staff
I’ve only seen this movie once…probably 50 years ago 🤣😮😟
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS #22 - SHE-WOLF OF LONDON (1946)
This is probably the worst of the 31 movies under this banner, only distinguished by June Lockhart who would later become the mum on the LostInSpace television series in the 60’s. I’ve only seen it once before and from what I remember nothing much actually happens.
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
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I like “ghost”, well, I like all the Universal horrors 😁 and I tend to overlook obvious faults because of that!
Thanks for the info, Barbel, it’s much appreciated.
UNIVERSAL HORROR #20 - THE MUMMY’S TOMB (1942)
That 5th poster is new to me, but I think I like the 3rd best. I hadn't known that Turhan Bey was billed as "The Man Of Mystery", he's very good here and in other Universal movies.
This story takes place 30 years after "Mummy's Hand", so 1970ish then?
Dick Foran and Wallace Ford are back from that film with unconvincing old age make up, but Peggy Moran has supposedly died in the meantime. Either that or she read the script.
Lon Chaney Jr is now Kharis, at least nominally, and does nothing interesting with the part.
And George Zucco is back as the High Priest. Yup, same guy who got killed last time.
Here's the main thing with this movie: when old Steve Banning tells the tale of his adventures in Egypt to his son and future daughter-in-law, we get a flashback lasting somewhere between 10 and 15 minutes showing us, the audience, what happened in the previous movie. Quite a long flashback, but this entire movie is only just over an hour so maybe a quarter of it is the last movie reprised. Certainly one way to stretch your budget.
Edit: Also, towards the end short clips from various Frankenstein movies are used to show the mob of villagers heading for the mummy. Again, stretching the budget.
I like the 5th poster - it probably doesn’t have the same impact of the 3rd one though…
Again, both @CoolHandBond & @Barbel working in complete tandem…loving the posters and all the extra info - thanks 😁👏🏻
Thank you, Sir Miles. Barbel’s superb snippets of information are greatly appreciated, and he doesn’t even know what movie is coming next!
UNIVERSAL HORROR #21 - ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN (1951)
The posters are better than the movie, which isn't one of their best. I like the French one.
Bud & Lou play detectives who help a boxer who's hiding from the law and the bad guys after being falsely accused so decides being invisible is the best way out. The SFX are weaker than the first Invisible Man movie nearly 20 years earlier and the jokes aren't much better.
Lou Costello was once a boxer and that helps in the scenes where he's in the ring, helped by his invisible friend to win his bouts, IMHO the best part of the movie.
I’ve only seen this movie once…probably 50 years ago 🤣😮😟
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS #22 - SHE-WOLF OF LONDON (1946)
This is probably the worst of the 31 movies under this banner, only distinguished by June Lockhart who would later become the mum on the Lost In Space television series in the 60’s. I’ve only seen it once before and from what I remember nothing much actually happens.
This film is a new one on me 🤔