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
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.
Babe Jenson: Hey Steve, can a dame go crazy from being sawed in half too many times?
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Facts about
Shooting began late May-June, 1940, released September 20.
For the scenes in which the Mummy was seen in closeup or medium shots, Jack P. Pierce's painstaking makeup technique of gluing strips of cotton on Tom Tyler's face, to create deep wrinkles, was employed. But in long shots, Tyler wears a time-saving (and much more comfortable) rubber mask.
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