The Egyptian Mummy (1914)

1914 · Silent film · 17 min · dir. Lee Beggs

• Horror
• Comedy

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Synopsis

Simply because he is poor, Dick is not wanted as a prospective son-in-law by Professor Hicks, a scientist seeking the recipe for the elixir of life. He finally discovers the combination of chemicals, and wild with delight, advertises for a mummy to try it on. Dick sees the ad, and he gets Tim, a tramp, to agree to pose as the mummy, and with the aid of the landlady's son, the hobo is soon swathed in bandage-like wrappings, painted and decorated so that he resembles a mummy. A coffin is…

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Details

Director

Lee Beggs

Writer

Alice A. Methley

Studio

Vitagraph Company of America

Released

1914-12-16

Running time

17 minutes

Cast & crew

• Lee Beggs Director
• Lee Beggs
• Constance Talmadge
• Billy Quirk
• NNellie Anderson
• Joel Day

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