“From the Depths of the Earth, He Will Rise.”
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.
T. Hayes Hunter
Michael Balcon
Roland Pertwee
John Hastings Turner
Günther Krampf
Louis Levy
Boris Karloff
Prof. Morlant
Cedric Hardwicke
Broughton
Ernest Thesiger
Laing
Ralph Richardson
Nigel Hartley
Dorothy Hyson
Betty Harlon
Anthony Bushell
Ralph Morlant
Kathleen Harrison
Kaney
Harold Huth
Aga Ben Dragore
D.A. Clarke-Smith
Mahmoud
Jack Raine
Davis the Chauffeur (uncredited)
George Relph
Doctor (uncredited)
John Chard
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, ...
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Boris Karloff is "Prof. Morlant" - an ageing Egyptologist who insists that when he dies, he is to be entombed Pharaonic style - and woe betides anyone who doesn't comply with his wishes (he even requires that the key to his vault be left on the inside of the door!). Shortly after his demise, we see ...
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