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This is where Hammer’s reputation was forged. Christopher Lee, standing 6’5”, does not shamble; he marches . On Archive.org, watch the sequence where the mummy kills the worker in the library. The red blood against the amber lighting—legally problematic in 1959—now looks like gothic painting.

Confused by Isobel's likeness to his ancient love, Kharis hesitates to kill John. In the final confrontation, Kharis abducts Isobel and flees into the nearby swamps. John and the police pursue them, and upon Isobel's command, the Mummy reluctantly releases her. As the police open fire, the heavily wounded Kharis sinks into a bog, taking the sacred scroll down with him. Horror Film Wiki the mummy 1959 archive.org