The Egyptian Mummy
About The Egyptian Mummy
Professor Thaddeus Hicks will not let poor Dick Graham marry his daughter Florence. Hicks invents an elixir of life and advertises for a mummy to test it. Dick wraps the tramp Tim as a mummy and sells him to Hicks for $5,000, then puts the money in stock. Hicks injects Tim. Tim wakes and chases him until Hicks locks the door. In the morning Tim slips down the fire escape and shuts the coffin. Hicks nails the lid. Dick's stock is up 20 points. He pays Tim, asks for Florence, and Hicks agrees.
Cast & crew
More about The Egyptian Mummy
Lee Beggs produced and directed it and plays Professor Hicks. Billy Quirk plays Dick Graham. Constance Talmadge plays Florence Hicks. Joel Day plays Tim. Vitagraph released it on 16 December 1914, in one reel. Nellie Anderson plays the landlady.
Themes
Preservation
Prints are in the Library of Congress. Blackhawk Films held a 16mm reduction positive.
Notes
- The Moving Picture World synopsis calls the daughter Eva. The cast billing is Florence Hicks.
- Dick uses the landlady's son to wrap Tim.
- Prints are in the Library of Congress, and Blackhawk Films had a 16mm reduction.
Scenes
- Tim is bandaged, painted, and laid in a coffin.
- Hicks jabs him with a syringe and is chased around the room.
- Hicks nails the empty coffin shut while Tim is already down the fire escape.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-the-egyptian-mummy)
- Library of Congress
