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The Mummy is a 1932 horror film directed by Karl Freund, starring Boris Karloff as an Ancient Egyptian prince, Imhotep, whose mummy is inadvertently revived by a member of an archaeological expedition and who, using the name Ardath Bey (an anagram of 'Death by Ra'), prowls Cairo seeking the reincarnation of the soul of his ancient lover, Princess Ankh-es-en-amon.

A 1959 British film entitled "The Mummy", starring Christopher Lee in the title role, was actually a remake of two later Universal horror films about a different living mummy, Kharis, entitled The Mummy's Hand
and The Mummy's Tomb
.

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Director Karl Freund was the cinematographer for Fritz Lang's silent classic Metropolis (1927 film)
(1927) as well as for the 1950s television series I Love Lucy starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

Although The Mummy wasnt on screen for more than ten mintutes Boris Karloff wore a whole body suite for the short time he was on screen.

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