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Stephen Banning (Felix Aylmer), John’s father, reads the forbidden Scroll of Life, awakening Kharis (Christopher Lee), the high priest who was buried alive to protect the princess.

For a deep dive into the cinematic world of the 1950s, browsing the Internet Archive's horror collection for The Mummy is highly recommended. the mummy 1959 archive.org

This is where Hammer’s reputation was forged. Christopher Lee, standing 6’5”, does not shamble; he marches . On Archive.org, watch the sequence where the mummy kills the worker in the library. The red blood against the amber lighting—legally problematic in 1959—now looks like gothic painting. Stephen Banning (Felix Aylmer), John’s father, reads the

Unlike the black-and-white originals, this film uses vibrant reds and deep greens to emphasize the blood and curses, a staple of 1960s British horror. Stephen Banning (Felix Aylmer)