The read
It runs a compact 17m.
Synopsis
The stooges go to Egypt in search of the mummy of king Rootin-Tootin for which a museum will pay a $5000 prize. They wind up in the mummy's tomb where they are harassed by some bad guys after the same objective. The villains, who have kidnapped a professor from the museum, want the jewels buried inside the mummy. When Curly accidentally destroys the mummy, Moe and Larry wrap him in bandages to fool the bad guys. They manage to rescue the professor and retrieve the real mummy of Rootin-Tootin who turns out to have been a midget.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Del LordDirector
- Elwood UllmanWriter
- Searle KramerScreenplay
Cast
- Curly HowardCurly
- Larry FineLarry
- Moe HowardMoe
- Dick CurtisJackson (uncredited)
- Bud JamisonDr. Crowell (uncredited)
- Theodore LorchThug in Mummy Outfit (uncredited)
- Eddie LaughtonCab Driver (uncredited)
- James C. MortonProf. Wilson (uncredited)
- John TyrrellThug in Egyptian Garb (uncredited)
- Robert B. WilliamsProf. Tuttle (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
mummyslapstick comedyblack and whiteshort film