British Egyptologist, Professor Morlant, seeks immortality through the power of a jewel buried in the tomb of an Oriental idol. Upon his death, Morlant returns to earth to seek vengeance upon those who removed the jewel from his grave.
"There are currently two versions of this film that exist. The Czech print (which this is) is PD, while the British print which surfaced some years ago..."
""The item remains in the US public domain due to it's public domain status under UK law at the relevant date of GATT/URAA (1 January 1995) rendering i..."
"Wow! Boris Karloff delivers a magnificent performance as the self-absorbed and unsympathetic Professor Morlant bent on achieving immortality. Watch c..."
"Years ago, a biographical/memoirs book came out about W.H Pratt aka Boris Karloff that besides his early days in film it included a filmography one of..."
"I can remember as a kid reading about this movie in the magazine "Famous Monsters of Filmland", and hoping that some day I would have a chance to see ..."