A door that Christopher Lee must crash through was accidentally bolted by a grip before the scene is shot. Lee's shoulder was dislocated when he broke down the door, but the shot remains in the movie.
Hammer Films had already done remakes of Frankenstein and Dracula. This was the first film made after Hammer reached an official agreement with Universal (then Universal International) allowing them to do remakes of their classic horror films. In this film, for example, the agreement with Universal allowed them to use the name "Kharis".
Christopher Lee's mummy walk isn't entirely acting. Besides the injuries to his back and shoulder noted above, he also injured his knees and shins while doing scenes in the studio-tank "swamp" - he couldn't see where the various pipes and fittings under the swampy water were.
The squibs used when Peter Cushing shot Christopher Lee left burn marks for weeks. Lee also threw his back out carrying the girl.
Poacher:
I've seen the likes tonight that mortal eyes shouldn't look at.
Irish Customer:
You've been around to Molly Grady's again.
Continuity: While Kharis is reading from the Scroll of Life, at one point Ananka's closed eyes twitch.
Followed by
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
Remake of
The Mummy's Hand (1940)
The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
- 1959 nominal remake of The Mummy (1932) is, in substance, a joint remake of The Mummy's Hand and The Mummy's Tomb.
Referenced in
Gorgo (1961)
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
The Tomb (1986)
Waxwork (1988)
The Mummy Lives (1993)
Chicken Park (1994)
Mule Skinner Blues (2001)
- A character in the film shows off his autographed copy of the script from the Christopher Lee "Mummy" movie.
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV)
- Poster is shown
Featured in
Lolita (1962)
Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989) (TV)
100 Years of Horror (1996) (V)
The Many Faces of Christopher Lee (1996) (V)