The Mummy's Curse (1944)
The fifth and indeed final film in the regular Universal Mummy series. Lon Chaney plays Kharis the mummy in once more in a film that continues on from The Mummy's Ghost (also 1944) even though the action swings from Massachusetts to Louisiana. The reason it's odd is because Kharis apparently dies in the Massachusetts swamps but is resurrected from Louisiana swampland.
Although never coming close to the classic Karloff original, both films feature the shambling mummy quite heavily which is always welcome and definitely adds to their appeal. In fact The Mummy's Curse adds a female mummy, Ananka, played by Virginia Christine, who also rises from the swamp in a stunning sequence which for me is the highlight of the film. The rest of the cast aren't what you'd call memorable although Kay Harding leaves us with a wonderful saucy look as the credits role.
Whilst this breaks no new ground it is very entertaining with it's slender 61 minute run time ensures there's no time for any filler (Other than the obligatory ancient Egypt recap) and thankfully it zips along at a fair pace.
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