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The Mummy (1932)
The most intriguing Mummy film ever made. This classic possesses a dark- romantic, dreamlike quality that lingers in mind long after the film is over. Less a typical horror film than a Gothic romance with a remarkable Egyptian setting considering at the time the movie made. The versatile talented horror icon Boris Karloff undoubtedly portrayed the best Mummy on the screen. Dry-looking make-up, a blank deadly stare, and that masterful-morbid voiceover at the flashback sequences stimulates the imagination and giving this classic version a depth and eternal feelings that cannot be matched by those more recent adaptations that rely heavily on "special" effects and contrived "action" sequences.
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Well put! Karloff is unreal in that film. His delicate, measured movements coupled with that amazing Jack Pierce makeup give one the impression he will fall apart and blow away at any moment.