This is a fairly good third installment in Hammer’s series about mummies. In 1920, a group of archaeologists are prepared to risk their lives searching for an ancient tomb belonging to a Pharaoh's son somewhere remote in the Egyptian desert. The father of one of the archaeologists—a man who seems very proud of himself—shows up just in time to help disturb the grave, taking out the bodies and a sacred cloth covering. That was not a good idea. "The Mummy's Shroud," released in 1967, is part of a set of four films; the others are "The Mummy" (1959), "The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb" (1964) and "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" (1971). Each one has a similar storyline and can be watched on its own. The first film is really the weakest in terms of plot. It features Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, but it gets weighed down by boring Egyptian rituals and references to religious texts, among other problems. "The Curse of," however, is the best—it’s full of adventure with a ship voyage, plus an interesting backstory, a romantic relationship, and Fred Clark's amusing character. Of course, “Blood from” is known for Valerie Leon playing the mummy, which apparently had some influence on Tom Cruise's "The Mummy" (2017). So how does this one measure up? It’s not as good as “The Curse of,” but I would place it alongside “Blood from,” even though it doesn't have that film’s artistic flair, or Valerie Leon, which is why some people really like it. The movie does a nice job of adding human elements by showing the conflict between the decent son (David Buck) and his pompous father (John Phillips), as well as the wife’s quiet unhappiness (Elizabeth Sellars). The husband/father understandably gets disrespected by both his son and wife, because he is always giving orders and trying to take credit for things he didn't do. Paul admires his honorable mentor (André Morell). There are also some creepy Egyptian characters, like a fortune-teller (Catherine Lacey) and her son. Films of this type clearly had an impact on the slasher movies that came out about twelve years later. The mummy itself is very similar to the unstoppable evilness you see in Michael Myers or Jason Voorhees. Slasher films just changed the setting to a cabin in the woods, or something like that, and switched the victims to young people, plus increased the amount of gore. I should also mention Maggie Kimberly, who’s good as archaeologist Claire. The film is 1 hour and 30 minutes long and was filmed at Bray Studios, which is west of London in Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, as well as Wapseys Wood, Gerrard's Cross, just north of there. All the scenes that look like they were shot in a desert were actually filmed at the Sand and Gravel Quarry in the latter location. GRADE: B-

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