--The Mummy's Hand/Tom Tyler--
Tom Tyler (August 9, 1903 – May 3, 1954) was an
American actor known for his leading roles in low-budget
Western films in the silent and sound eras, and for his portrayal of superhero
Captain Marvel in the
1941 serial film
The Adventures of Captain Marvel.
The Mummy's Hand is a
1940 black-and-white horror film, produced by Ben Pivar for
Universal Studios. Although it is sometimes claimed by fans as a sequel or follow-up to
The Mummy (1932 film), it does not continue the
1932 film's storyline, or feature any of the same characters (except the
Pharaoh Amenophis), and its plot suggests rather an unacknowledged remake of the earlier mummy film, that is, a reboot. It was the first of a series of four films all featuring the mummy named Kharis, the follow-ups being
The Mummy's Tomb,
The Mummy's G
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