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The Ghoul( 1933)

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From the Depths of the Earth, He Will Rise.

Overview

British Egyptologist, Professor Morlant, seeks immortality through the power of a jewel buried in the tomb of an Oriental idol. Upon his death, Morlant returns to earth to seek vengeance upon those who removed the jewel from his grave.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Boris Karloff

      Prof. Morlant

    2. cast image

      Cedric Hardwicke

      Broughton

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      Ernest Thesiger

      Laing

    4. cast image

      Ralph Richardson

      Nigel Hartley

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      Dorothy Hyson

      Betty Harlon

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      Anthony Bushell

      Ralph Morlant

    7. cast image

      Kathleen Harrison

      Kaney

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      Harold Huth

      Aga Ben Dragore

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      D.A. Clarke-Smith

      Mahmoud

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      Jack Raine

      Davis the Chauffeur (uncredited)

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      George Relph

      Doctor (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

    5
    Written by John Chard on Sat May 24 2014
    Almost his last words were a threat to return from the dead. In my opinion, he was mad! A tricky one to review in some ways, for someone like myself who loves to submerge himself in anything Noir, Expressionistic or Gothic. There's also the added impact value here of the cast list, with Karloff, Hardwicke, Thesiger and Richardson making a quadruple list of British treasures. While of course there's the not so small fact that the film was sort of lost for decades, and even when it surfaced it was the victim of some awful transfers onto home entertainment formats. So it has been like discoveri...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • professor
    • jewel
    • tomb
    • egyptologist
    • anubis