The ghoul [videorecording (DVD)] / [Janus Films presents] ; Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; Gaumont British Picture Corporation ; produced by Michael Balcon ; directed by T. Hayes Hunter ; screen version, Roland Pertwee, John Hastings Turner.
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] /
Publisher:
MGM Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
2003
Description:
1 videodisc (80 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Closed-captioned. Original theatrical release presentation. "Janus Films presents"--Container. Videodisc release of the 1933 motion picture by the Gaumont British Picture Corp. [This restored version was made in conjunction with Janus Films and the Museum of Modern Art from a 35mm print discovered in the museum's permanent archives in Prague]. Based on the play by Dr. Frank King and Leonard John Hines. "An ancient curse is about to be unleashed."--Container. Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesicer, Dorothy Hyson, Anthony Bushell, Kathleen Harrison, D.A. Clarke-Smith, Ralph Richardson.
Summary:
An Egyptologist (Boris Karloff) wishes to be buried with a jewel he believes will allow him eternal life. When it is stolen, he rises from the dead to seek revenge.
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