---
title: 'The Mummy (1932)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karl Freund'
released: '1932-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 73
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mummy-1932'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023245/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Mummy (1932)

1932 · 73 min · Fantasy, Horror · United States

Part of: The Mummy

## Synopsis

The Mummy is a 1932 American pre-Code supernatural horror film directed by Karl Freund, and starring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, and Arthur Byron. The screenplay by John L. Balderston was adapted from a treatment written by Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer. Released by Universal Studios as a part of the Universal Monsters franchise, the film features Karloff as Imhotep, an ancient Egyptian mummy who was killed for attempting to resurrect his dead lover, Anck-es-en-Amon. After being discovered and accidentally brought to life by a team of archaeologists, he disguises himself as a modern Egyptian named Ardeth Bey and searches for Anck-es-en-Amon, who he believes has been reincarnated in the modern world.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Karl Freund](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-freund)
- **Screenplay:** [John L. Balderston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-l-balderston), [Richard Schayer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-schayer), [Nina Wilcox Putnam](https://cinepixo.com/people/nina-wilcox-putnam)
- **Producer:** [Carl Laemmle Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-laemmle-jr), [Stanley Bergerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-bergerman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles J. Stumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-j-stumar)
- **Editor:** [Milton Carruth](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-carruth)

## Cast

- [David Manners](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-manners)
- [Arthur Byron](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-byron)
- [Florence Britton](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-britton)
- [Wild Bill Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/wild-bill-elliott)
- [Leyland Hodgson](https://cinepixo.com/people/leyland-hodgson)
- [Pat Somerset](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-somerset)
- [Henry Victor](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-victor)
- [Arnold Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-gray)
- [Edward Van Sloan](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-van-sloan)
- [Zita Johann](https://cinepixo.com/people/zita-johann) as Anck-Su-Namun
- [Noble Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/noble-johnson)
- [Leonard Mudie](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-mudie)
- [C. Montague Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-montague-shaw)
- [Bramwell Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/bramwell-fletcher)
- [Eddie Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-kane)

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