from "FILM REVIEWS"
July 5th, 1944

Universal release of Ben Pivar production. 

Stars Lon Chaney; Features John Carradine, Ramsay Ames, Barton MacLaine, George Zucco, Robert Lowery 

Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Screenplay Griffin Jay, Henry Sucher, Brenda Weisberg Original Jay and Sucher

Camera William Sickner

Editor Saul Goodkind

 At Rialto N.Y. June 29th '44  -  Running Time: 61 MINS 

Kharis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Lon Chaney

Yousef  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Carradine

Tom Hervey . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Lowery

Amina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Ramsay Ames

Inspector Walgreen. . .. . Barton MacLaine

High Priest . . . . . . . . . .. . .  George Zucco

Frof. Norman . . . . . . . . . .   Frank Reicher

Sheriff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Henry Shannon

"The Mummy's Ghost" contains the usual stock ingredients of the horror=thriller. But careful direction keeps the suspense sustained and a good production and plausible performances help make the film satisfactory entertainment. A good dualer.

Juxtaposition of ancient tombs of Egypt and prosaic midwest college town aid in giving the film plausibility as well as interest. Yarn concerns the remains of Princess Ananka, which were taken from Egypt to America, The Princess hd been punished 3,000 years ago for loving one Kharis, a subject beneath her. Kharis' punishment has been to be kept alive in mummified form, to guard the Princess' tomb. Balance of film shows Kharis' attempts to return the Princess' incarnation ending in a weird finish reminiscent of a famed incident in "Lost Horizon."  

Lon Chaney has a weird but effective getup as Kharis, and his limping figure barging through the countryside makes good drama. John Carradine acts a modern-day Egyptian priest with plausible understatement, and George Zucco is persuasive as the high priest. Ramsay Ames is unusually attractive as the unfortunate reincarnation of the Princess, and Robert Lowery is appealing as the boyfriend.                         Bron.