We Want Our Mummy
Seen it?1939 | 17 min | Comedy, Adventure, Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for fans of a well-timed joke and horror fans. Low effort, high reward: just press play.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Keeps the tension tight, at 17 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1939: an older pace and style.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
The stooges go to Egypt in search of the mummy of king Rootin-Tootin for which a museum will pay a $5000 prize. They wind up in the mummy's tomb where they are harassed by some bad guys after the same objective. The villains, who have kidnapped a professor from the museum, want the jewels buried inside the mummy. When Curly accidentally destroys the mummy, Moe and Larry wrap him in bandages to fool the bad guys. They manage to rescue the professor and retrieve the real mummy of Rootin-Tootin who turns out to have been a midget.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Del Lord
- Curly HowardCurly
- Larry FineLarry
- Moe HowardMoe
- Dick CurtisJackson (uncredited)
- Bud JamisonDr. Crowell (uncredited)
- Theodore LorchThug in Mummy Outfit (uncredited)
- Eddie LaughtonCab Driver (uncredited)
- James C. MortonProf. Wilson (uncredited)
- John TyrrellThug in Egyptian Garb (uncredited)
- Robert B. WilliamsProf. Tuttle (uncredited)