The Mummy

1932 · 73 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 31,642 VOTES · DIR. Karl Freund

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Overview

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

Dialogue Timeline — 630 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:29 ("Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky)
00:03:23 Buried alive?
00:05:43 We recognise your mastery of the occult sciences, Muller.
00:11:18 You should have seen his face!
00:13:47 This is very sporting of you! May I ask why?
00:18:14 Are we really in this dreadful modern Cairo?
00:20:11 But I must see you again. You must come to my house.
00:23:49 (chants in ancient Egyptian)
00:26:26 Well, I wouldn't know that, would I?
00:28:12 (phone rings)
00:30:24 I'll be back in a minute.
00:33:26 Yes. My mother was Egyptian.
00:35:38 But I don't. I was tired, but...
00:37:30 (chants in ancient Egyptian)
00:41:22 The museum guard died of natural causes, too.
00:44:47 Sit down, Miss Grosvenor.
00:51:34 Not until you are about to pass through the great night of terror and triumph
00:53:35 - Well, where? - I don't remember.
00:55:09 Now, Miss Farthing, help me to get dressed and get out of here.
00:56:30 Go to her, and don't be angry with me. I couldn't resist her.
00:59:14 (chants in ancient Egyptian)
01:03:51 The time has come for the final prayer.
01:06:12 Now I know his horrible plan.
03:07:00 What's that got to do with us now?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed630
Dialogue density8.6 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line03:07:00

Production Record

DirectorKarl Freund
LanguageEnglish
Budget$196,000
IMDb votes31,642