Perfect cast and a good story

Excellent but underrated film

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The Mummy's Hand is not the sequel to Boris Karloff's The Mummy (1932) but rather a different film and the first of a series of Mummy films surrounding Kharis. The opening of the film however is a kind of throwback or reminder of Karloff's Mummy film but this film and the Kharis series has no direct relation to the original Universal film.The Mummy's Hand is not a comedy-horror but there is plenty of comedy in the film to have you giggling quite a bit.The story is fine, acting good, sets are great. Overall it's a fun and entertaining horror-adventure film. Although it's not overly scary the film is definitely a horror film.8/10

The first in Universal's fun Kharis the mummy series. The plot is about a couple of archaeologists (Dick Foran and comic relief Wallace Ford) teaming with a magician and his daughter (Cecil Kellaway, Peggy Moran) to search for the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka. But George Zucco is entrusted to guard the tombs of Egypt and uses the living mummy Kharis (Tom Tyler) to try and stop the outsiders. Often referred to as a sequel to The Mummy, it's really not despite the use of stock footage from that film. The mummy character and his lost love are given different names in this one. Instead of Imhotep we now have Kharis and instead of Ankh-es-en-amon we have Ananka. Also, now instead of the mummy himself being in control of his actions, he's now controlled by George Zucco through use of tana leaves.The cast is great, with Foran and Ford surprisingly likable heroes. I say surprisingly because both men were hit or miss with me in some of their earlier work in the 1930s. Cecil Kellaway is always enjoyable. Peggy Moran is lovely and has a badass moment or two before becoming the damsel in distress. Tom Tyler is no Boris Karloff but the role really requires very little that a stuntman couldn't do. Tyler would go on to be in the Captain Marvel and Phantom serials, which are great fun. The real star of the film is horror legend George Zucco. He's one of those great old stars that made movies better just by his presence. He's awesome in this.While none of the Kharis series ever matched the original Mummy's quality, they do bring more action and humor to the table. Oh, and more mummy as well since Karloff's bandaged mummy only appears briefly in that film. In this series, the mummy is front and center throughout. This first film in the series is the best. It's a fantastic, old-fashioned horror-adventure film that young and old alike can enjoy. If you're a fan of Universal horror films like me, movies like this are a real treat and have immense rewatchability.

"The Mummy's Hand" has all that you can expect from a good old fashioned mummy movie. An adventurous group of archaeologists (led by Dick Foran and Wallace Ford), while searching for the hidden tomb of the Princess Ananka accidentally stumble into the tomb of the mummy Kharis, who was buried alive 3,000 years prior as punishment for trying to revive the deceased princess. The entire cast is great, and at times funny, for this movie has a lot of comic relief. Peggy Moran plays her part well as the witty Marta Solvani. Tom Tyler is also good as Kharis. Props and set design are very detailed, even though some of the sets were recycled from previous Universal pictures. Stock footage from 1932's "The Mummy" is used during the flashback sequence, along with some originally recorded footage. Overall, The Mummy's Hand is a nice suspense picture and while it may not have you screaming, it still keeps you entertained.

An ancient mummy (Tom Tyler) is revived to destroy those that would invade the 3,000 year old tomb of an Egyptian princess.Pretty much the only notable name involved with this picture was Jack Pierce, whose mummy effects may even surpass the original film. Sadly, he went uncredited (as did many makeup people in the early days) so he did not get the recognition he deserved, and if he had a crew we will never know their names.This film is odd because we have the mummy story, but we also have comic relief from the New York guys. Not saying it is the best comic relief, but clearly these guys are the poor man's Abbott and Costello.