Talk:The Mummy (1932 film)

message: I'd hardly call two obscure sources, both written post 2000ad, as criticism. This is revisionist and irrelevant. At the time, even now, the movie is hailed as a classic. That section should be removed.
Pernoctus (talk) 23:12, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: What these two "critics" obviously weren't capable of bearing in mind is the situation back in the days when ancient Egypt really was in fashion, sparked of course by sensational findings like the discovery of Tut-Ench-Amun's tomb. Come to think of it, modern Egypt doesn't have much to offer, apart from some seaside resorts tourist are only interested in the remains of the past…  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8070:21C2:7300:7889:DCB5:FFA3:8037 (talk) 09:10, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism 

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message: I am adding the cast of this movie and explaining facts about the actors involved, the sources were I got the explanations for the Cast Lists are from IMDB:
* Boris Karloff as Ardeth Bey/Imhotep/The Mummy, The character name "Imhotep" was taken from an actual ancient Egyptian, but the real Imhotep was the architect who designed the pyramids and--far from being executed in disgrace--was the only Egyptian, other than the pharaohs, who was made a god after his death. Boris Karloff was virtually unknown when he appeared as the creature in "Frankenstein (1931)." He created such a sensation that when this was made, only a year later, Universal only had to advertise "KARLOFF . . . 'The Mummy'." Karloff remarked years later that the make-up he wore for "The Mummy" was even more uncomfortable than that of the Frankenstein creature. The trouper was---however---known to secretly relish such discomfort. 
* Zita Johann as Princess Ankh-Ese-Namun/Helen Grosvenor, Zita Johann had proved a difficult actress for both MGM and RKO when she signed with Universal to do Laughing Boy (1934) from a script by John Huston that she admired. When no suitable actor could be found for the lead, she suggested Humphrey Bogart, although the studio rejected him. Since Johann had already been paid, she owed Universal a picture and agreed to fulfill her obligation with "The Mummy." When the actress declined to have her option picked up by "Universal" because of the unpleasantness during filming, her billing was demoted from co-star to the top of the supporting players. Also throughout the film's production, there was great tension between Zita Johann and director Karl Freund, who both disliked each other immensely. According to Johann, on the first day of filming Freund attempted to portray her to the producers as a temperamental actress who was very hard to work with. Johann later recalled Karl Freund's nastiness to her: "Karl Freund made life very unpleasant. It was his first picture as a director, and he felt he needed a scapegoat in case he didn't come in on schedule, 23 days, I believe. Well I was cast as the scapegoat--and I saw through it right away! Before shooting started, I asked Freund and his wife over for dinner. He told me for one scene, I would have to appear nude from the waist up. He expected me to say, 'The hell I will!' Instead I said, 'Well, it's all right with me if you can get it past the censors'--knowing very well that the censors of that time were very strict. So, I had him there." The veracity of such statement is however put in question, when one considers that the Hays Code wasn't enforced until June of 1934, when Breen came in charge of said production code. Until then, actresses regularly appeared topless in movies, and the year was 1932. It is unclear who reported this tidbit, but pseudo-biographers---in particular, those of Boris' films---have been debunked as crafting tall-tales for book sales. It would appear that, quite possibly, some of them maybe never even interviewed said stars---who are long deceased to corroborate or deny either way. Among other indignities, Karl Freund put the actress in an arena with lions while he and the crew were protected inside cages--the scene was eventually cut from the film--and for two days he had her stand against a board so there wouldn't be a crease in her dress. In spite of the cold and tense atmosphere between Karl Freund and Zita Johann, the actress enjoyed working with Boris Karloff. She commented upon a deep sadness he seemed to be experiencing during filming. The trouper had a propensity for making others feel sorry for him---and this was no different. 
* David Manners as Frank Whemple 
* Arthur Byron as Sir Joseph Whemple 
* Edward Van Sloan as Dr. Muller 
* Bramwell Fletcher as Ralph Norton 
* Noble Johnson as The Nubian 
* Kathryn Byron as Frau Muller 
* Leonard Mudie as Professor Pearson 
* James Crane as Pharaoh Amenophis 
* Henry Victor as The Saxon Warrior 
94.201.206.212 (talk) 15:40, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: IMDB is not reliable and the article has a cast section. PrisonerB (talk) 13:08, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cast