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The films feature a cult's ancient Egyptian medal
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The four 1940's Universal Studios "Mummy" films all featured a living Egyptian mummy named Kharis: "The Mummy's Hand" (1940), "The Mummy's Tomb" (1942), "The Mummy's Ghost" (1944), and "The Mummy's Curse" (1944).
 
All of these films were about an Egyptian cult protecting the tomb of the 3,000 year old Egyptian princess Ananka and killing archaeologists who desecrate the tomb.
 
The cult leader or high priest wears a medal or amulet as a symbol of his position. The priest uses Kharis, a living mummy, as his assistant. For various reasons, the cult kidnaps a modern young girl to use in their rituals.
 
Mummy Films medal
1. The medal or amulet (from "The Mummy's Ghost")
The medal is about the size of a United States silver dollar, one side has Egyptian hieroglyphs on it, the other side is blank.
 
Mummy's Hand
2. The Mummy's Hand - High Priest holding medal (George Zucco)
The back side of the medal is shown here, it is blank.
 
Mummy's Hand
3. The Mummy's Hand - Girl in trouble (Peggy Moran)
 
Mummy's Tomb
4. The Mummy's Tomb - High Priest holding medal (Turhan Bey)
 
Mummy's Tomb
5. The Mummy's Tomb - Girl in trouble (Elyse Knox)
 
Mummy's Ghost
6. The Mummy's Ghost - High Priest holding medal (John Carradine)
 
Mummy's Ghost
7. The Mummy's Ghost - Girl in trouble (Ramsay Ames)
 
Mummy's Curse
8. The Mummy's Curse - High Priest holding medal (Peter Coe)
 
Mummy's Curse
9. The Mummy's Curse - Girl in trouble (Virginia Christine)
Cast, Directors, Writers:
 
The Mummy's Hand (1940)
 
George Zucco as Professor Andoheb (the priest)
Tom Tyler as Kharis (the mummy)
Peggy Moran as Marta Solvani (the girl)
Dick Foran as Steve Banning
Wallace Ford as Babe Jenson
 
Director: Christy Cabanne
Writers: Griffin Jay, Maxwell Shane
 
The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
 
Turhan Bey as Mehemet Bey (the priest)
Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis (the mummy)
Elyse Knox as Isobel Evans (the girl)
Dick Foran as Stephen Banning
John Hubbard as Dr. John Banning
 
Director: Harold Young
Writers: Neil P. Varnick, Griffin Jay, Henry Sucher
 
The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
 
John Carradine as Yousef Bey (the priest)
Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis (the mummy)
Ramsay Ames as Amina Mansouri / Princess Ananka (the girl)
 
Director: Reginald Le Borg
Writers: Griffin Jay, Henry Sucher, Brenda Weisberg
 
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
 
Peter Coe as Dr. Ilzor Zandaab (the priest)
Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis (the mummy)
Virginia Christine as Princess Ananka (the girl)
Kay Harding as Betty
 
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Writers: Bernard Schubert,Leon Abrams, Dwight V. Babcock, Oliver Drake
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