Working their way through Universal's back catalogue Hammer came to 'The Mummy' with this studio-bound but stylish production in sumptuous colour with as usual an interesting cast ranging from veterans like Felix Aylmer and Raymond Huntley to exotic continental import Yvonne Furneaux.
The unsung genius of the early Hammer years, however, was musical supervisor John Hollingsworth, who before he died of TB in 1963 commissioned several up-and-coming composers, notably Franz Reiszenstein, who here contributes a truly magnificent score.
The unsung genius of the early Hammer years, however, was musical supervisor John Hollingsworth, who before he died of TB in 1963 commissioned several up-and-coming composers, notably Franz Reiszenstein, who here contributes a truly magnificent score.