The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb (1964)

In 1900 Egypt, the tomb of a Pharaoh is uncovered. The brash American (Fred Clark) who funded the expedition insists on exploiting the Pharaoh's mummy by putting him on display on a tour of Europe then America rather than placed in a museum. Naturally, there's a curse which falls on all those associated with the desecration of the mummy's tomb. Directed by Michael Carreras (PREHISTORIC WOMEN), this is super slow going until the film's last half hour when things start happening. As you would expect from a Hammer film, the production design, art direction and costumes are excellent. Luckily the film dispenses with the usual backstory of the mummy coming back for some reincarnated Egyptian princess and give us a somewhat fresher story of a brother's revenge. Still, it's not what I'd call a memorable film. With Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Jeanne Roland, George Pastell, Jack Gwillim and Marianne Stone.