We Want Our Mummy

Overview

The stooges go to Egypt in search of the mummy of king Rootin-Tootin for which a museum will pay a $5000 prize. They wind up in the mummy's tomb where they are harassed by some bad guys after the same objective. The villains, who have kidnapped a professor from the museum, want the jewels buried inside the mummy. When Curly accidentally destroys the mummy, Moe and Larry wrap him in bandages to fool the bad guys. They manage to rescue the professor and retrieve the real mummy of Rootin-Tootin who turns out to have been a midget.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 24, 1939

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Larry Fine,John Tyrrell,Dick Curtis,James C. Morton,Moe Howard,Curly Howard,Bud Jamison,Theodore Lorch,Eddie Laughton,Robert B. Williams

Director

Del Lord

Writer

Searle Kramer,Elwood Ullman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0032116