Pharaoh’s Curse
Directed by Lee Sholem
Written by Richard H. Landau
1957/USA
Schenk-Koch Productions/Bel-Air Productions
First viewing/YouTube
[box] Lo, thou trusted in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him. — Old Testament [/box]
Not so bad for a 1957 mummy movie.
A British officer is ordered to go into the desert and apprehend a British-American team of archeologists that is unearthing a tomb without permission of the Egyptian government. Authorities fear there will be an uproar if the expedition is discovered. The officer is also saddled with taking the wife of the chief archeologist along. Naturally, they fall in love. Accompanying the party is a mysterious young Egyptian. En route, the company meets a even more mysterious young woman who appears out of nowhere intent on sabotaging the effort.
Meanwhile, the archeologists are about to enter the tomb. When will these people ever learn that ancient curses mean business?
I wouldn’t run out to see this but it’s OK enough for its hour long running time. The print on Amazon Instant is really excellent. The film is currently on YouTube but I can’t vouch for the quality there.
