The Mummy's Hand (1940)

An archaeologist (Dick Foran) discovers a broken vase in a Cairo bazaar that he believes to be an authentic relic and that the hieroglyphics written on the vase may lead him to the location of the hidden tomb of the Princess Ananka. Directed by Christy Cabanne, this was the first of four films made by Universal in the 1940s utilizing the title character from the 1932 THE MUMMY although none of them are sequels to the 1932 film. It's a straight forward and unimaginative plot with the usual Mummy resurrected from the dead and running amok and terrorizing the folks who dared raid the tomb of the Princess. Foran and Peggy Moran make for a vapid couple and Wallace Ford as hero's best pal and comic relief wears out his welcome very quickly. It's George Zucco and Eduardo Ciannelli as the Egyptian villains that spice up the proceedings. Serviceable but for fans of the Mummy genre only. With Cecil Kellaway and Charles Trowbridge.