Pharaoh's Curse (1957)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Lee Sholem

Writer:

Richard H. Landau (original story and screenplay)

Release Date:

February 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

STRANGEST OF ALL HORROR STORIES! (original print ad - all caps)

Plot:

Archaeologists in Egypt find one of their crew has been turned into a blood sucking mummy after they...

Plot Keywords:

Tomb | Egypt | Mummy | Curse | Secret Door

Cast

Mark Dana	...	Capt. Storm
Ziva Rodann	...	Simira (as Ziva Shapir)
Diane Brewster	...	Sylvia Quentin
George N. Neise	...	Robert Quentin
Alvaro Guillot	...	Numar
Ben Wright	...	Walter Andrews
Guy Prescott	...	Dr. Michael Farraday
Terence de Marney	...	Sgt. Smolett
Richard Peel	...	Sgt. Gromley
Kurt Katch	...	Hans Brecht
Robert Fortin	...	Claude Beauchamp
Ralph Clanton	...	Col. Cross

Also Known As:

Curse of the Pharaoh

Runtime:

66 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #18075)

Filming Locations:

American National Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Schenck-Koch Productions

Movie Connections:

Edited into Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007) (V)

Scary for a little kid

I saw this film when I was just a little kid. I saw it close to the time that I saw "Curse of the Demon," and thoughout my life I always wondered if these two films were real films or some kind of nightmare I remembered that I just thought were movies. I found "Curse of The Demon" a few years ago for sale, and I was able to record "Curse of the Pharaoh" about a year ago when it was shown uncut and without commercial breaks on the Tele.

Now, as a grownup, I have a little of a hard time finding just what scared me so awfully much in "Curse of the Pharaoh." I guess I was very young at the time. However, I still rate the film as better than most others rate it and have watched it about four times since I recorded it. That compares with many of the new films on DVD that I have watched on once after purchasing them. Perhaps it is just that I remember it as such a good film from when I was little, but I still enjoy it today. Many of the early "classic" horror films are not as scary as it is, and they certainly move even slower. I feel that the audience for a good mummy film was not there when it was released back in the late 50's.

In closing, I can truthfully say that I enjoy an average horror film much more than an average film of any other genre. I can spend a whole evening watching horror and mystery movies. How weird?