The first ten or twelve minutes of this incredibly short movie are spent on exposition over the previous movie (The Mummy's Hand). The effect is that of a Saturday serial or TV episode.
The plot drives through in a oh so familiar pattern that may have still been slightly novel in 1942. The action is transferred to the USA and theoretically a full thirty years after the previous action. This rankles badly as 1970 appears to be almost identical to the 1940s.
Lon Chaney Jr is almost wasted in the role of The Mummy. It's a controlled performance, that follows well from the last movie, but a bit pointless having such a name in the role in my opinion.
All the leads are okay in their delivery but there's not a lot for them to do really.
An okay movie in the series. Worth watching, especially as it's so short.
The plot drives through in a oh so familiar pattern that may have still been slightly novel in 1942. The action is transferred to the USA and theoretically a full thirty years after the previous action. This rankles badly as 1970 appears to be almost identical to the 1940s.
Lon Chaney Jr is almost wasted in the role of The Mummy. It's a controlled performance, that follows well from the last movie, but a bit pointless having such a name in the role in my opinion.
All the leads are okay in their delivery but there's not a lot for them to do really.
An okay movie in the series. Worth watching, especially as it's so short.
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