THE MUMMY Starring Boris Karloff Screening at Schlafly Bottleworks March 6th

“Anck-es-en-Amon, my love has lasted longer than the temples of our gods. No man ever suffered as I did for you”

Boris Karloff, who had a way of making evil sound so darn reasonable, played the mysterious Ardeth Bay/Imhotep in the original 1932 version of THE MUMMY. The movie was directed by Karl Freund  – his first directing gig after serving as cinematographer on DRACULA and METROPLIS. THE MUMMY tells what happens when ancient Egyptian priest, Imhotep, is brought back to life by a tomb-exploring archeologist. He kills the archaeologist and his crew, and runs amok in Cairo looking to reincarnate the soul of his ancient lover.

The pace of THE MUMMY is perfect – slow and deliberate, with rich and suggestive atmosphere, and the film provides many memorable moments. The first is the young scientist at the opening going insane in shock and horror. His reactions to the very subtle glimpses of the mummy absolutely make that first scene come alive with terror and is a great bit of movie making! Another great moment is in the parlor when the men burst in on Ardath Bey and Helen (Zita Johann). The two of them stare hypnotically into each other’s eyes, unnaturally close together, the lights out. Creepy! And near the end, when Ardath Bey almost has Helen convinced that being killed and resurrected would be worth love, and suddenly Ardath Bey touches Helen’s arm and leaves a dusty, moldy imprint. Helen recoils as she realizes he is offering her only a grim mockery of life.

THE MUMMY is one of the all-time great horror/supernatural films and you’ll have the chance to see it on the big screen when it plays Thursday March 6th, at Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue Maplewood, MO 63143). The show begins at 7pm, and yes, we will be showing the stunning Blu-ray transfer.

THE MUMMY is the second screening in a new subseries from A Film Series to promote the practice of Universal Design in the built environment.

Other horror classic in this series coming soon are:
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN – April
THE WOLFMAN – May
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN – October

Check back here at We Are Movie Geeks for updates on those screenings.

Brought to you by A Film Series, Schlafly Bottleworks, AUDP and Real Living Gateway Real Estate.

Doors open at 6:30pm.

$6 suggested for the screening. A yummy variety of food from Schlafly’s kitchen is available as are plenty of pints of their famous home-brewed suds. Dan the bartender will be on hand to take care of you.

The Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1764221070383843