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The Mummy's Curse: Directed by Leslie Goodwins. With Lon Chaney Jr., Peter Coe, Virginia Christine, Kay Harding. Shipped to Louisiana, the mummy Kharis from Egypt roams the bayou, tormented by his forbidden love for Princess Ananka.
The Mummy's Curse is a 1944 American horror film directed by Leslie Goodwins. Produced by Universal Pictures, it is the fifth entry in Universal's original Mummy franchise, serving as a sequel to The Mummy's Ghost (1944). It marks Lon Chaney Jr.'s final appearance as Kharis, an Egyptian mummy.
Oct 12, 2009 · An irrigation project in the rural bayous of Louisiana unearths Kharis the living mummy (Lon Chaney Jr.), who was buried in quicksand 25 years earlier.
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The plot of The Mummy's Curse centers on a romantic dilemma when Kharis's ancient love, Princess Ananka (Virginia Christine), is restored to youthful, much alive beauty and no longer cares for him. Christine (famous late in the 20th century as Mrs. Olsen from the Folger's coffee commercials) likely didn't find Chaney Jr. too attractive.
May 8, 2017 · In March of 1923 the best-selling novelist and short story writer Marie Corelli (1855-1924 CE) sent a letter to New York World magazine warning of dire consequences for anyone who disturbed an ancient tomb like Tutankhamun's. She "quoted" from an obscure book she claimed to own to support her claim.
Draing of a bayou swamp area in Louisiana is halted when superstitious Cajun workmen learn one of their crew has been mysteriously murdered. They whisper fantastic tales about mummies being buried in the area.
