"My love has lasted longer than the temples of our gods. No man has ever suffered as I did for you. But the rest you may not know. Not until you are about to pass through the great night of terror and triumph. Until you are ready to face moments of horror for an eternity of love..."
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| Zita Johann, Princess Ankh-es-en-amon |
The Mummy was released by Universal Studios and starred Boris Karloff as Imhotep/Ardath Bey and Zita Johann as Princess Ankh-es-en-amon/Helen Grosvenor.
Shot mainly in California the script was written by John L.Balderston, a journalist, who had covered the opening of King Tutankhamen's tomb ten years previously for the New York World.
The attention to detail in this film is rich and lavish- not only in the well known tales of how Karloff the Uncanny suffered for his art under make-up artist Jack Pierce - but also for how ancient Egypt is portrayed in a series of flashbacks.
