Mummy, The

VHS, 72 minutes, MCA / UNIVERSAL

Boris Karloff's legendary performance has become a landmark in the annals of screen history. As the mummy, Im-Ho-Tep, he is accidentally revived after 3,700 years by a team of British archaeologists. It is revealed in a flashback that he was a high priest, embalmed alive for trying to revive the vestal virgin whom he loved, after she had been sacrificed. Alive again and dressed as a present-day Egyptian, he sets out to find his lost love. Today, over 60 years after "The Mummy" was first released, this brooding dream-like film remains a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time. Original Theatrical Trailer.