An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.
Boris Karloff
as Imhotep, alias Ardath Bey
Zita Johann
as Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon
David Manners
as Frank Whemple
Arthur Byron
as Sir Joseph Whemple
Edward Van Sloan
as Dr. Muller
Bramwell Fletcher
as Ralph Norton
Noble Johnson
as The Nubian Servant
Kathryn Byron
as Frau Muller
Leonard Mudie
as Professor Pearson
James Crane
as The Pharaoh
Henry Victor
as The Saxon Warrior (scenes deleted)
Arnold Gray
as Knight (scenes deleted)
