We Want Our Mummy (1939)

02/24/1939 (US) • 17m

Comedy, Adventure, Horror

Found - in a storm of laughs!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Dick Curtis

Jackson (uncredited)

Bud Jamison

Dr. Crowell (uncredited)

Theodore Lorch

Thug in Mummy Outfit (uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Cab Driver (uncredited)

James C. Morton

Prof. Wilson (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

Thug in Egyptian Garb (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

mummy

slapstick comedy

black and white

short film

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