Monsters by the Minute

Episode 2: "The Producer"


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Welcome to Monsters by the Minute!

For this, the first season of the show, we are taking a look at Universal Pictures 1932 classic, The Mummy, directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann and David Manners.

In this episode we continue to learn the myth of the Book of Thoth.

Then we delve into the life of the head of production of Universal Pictures at the time of the making of The Mummy and so many other classic horror films, Carl Laemmle, Junior.

Then, finally, we take a look a minutes nine through sixteen of the movie itself, where we find a young archaeologist, an ancient scroll displayed before him, walking the tightrope between temptation and ruin.

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Monsters by the MinuteBy William Mize