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Drive-In Dust Offs: The Mud & Magic of Hammer’s THE MUMMY (1959)

By the late 1950s, England's Hammer Films was a creative and commercial juggernaut and their newfound bread and butter was horror. Frankenstein ('57) and Horror of Dracula ('58) were huge hits, and Universal encouraged Hammer to rummage through their kitchen for more lucrative edibles.

Drive-In Dust Offs: The Mud & Magic of Hammer’s THE MUMMY (1959)

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By the late 1950s, England's Hammer Films was a creative and commercial juggernaut and their newfound bread and butter was horror.

Frankenstein ('57) and Horror of Dracula ('58) were huge hits, and Universal encouraged Hammer to rummage through their kitchen for more lucrative edibles.

The Mummy ('59) was the result–a colorful and […] The post Drive-In Dust Offs:

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By the late 1950s, England's Hammer Films was a creative and commercial juggernaut and their newfound bread and butter was horror. Frankenstein ('57) and Horror of Dracula ('58) were huge hits, and Universal encouraged Hammer to rummage through their kitchen for more lucrative edibles. The Mummy ('59) was the result–a colorful and […] The post Drive-In Dust Offs:

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