Long considered a lost movie, there were no known surviving prints of this film for several years until somebody discovered a 35mm print in the early 70's. The film was in very poor condition with Chechoslavakian subtitles. The film was restored (as best as they could) and copied so that today we are able to enjoy Boris Karloff as The Ghoul . Karloff is Professor Moriant, an Egyptologist who comes into the possession of "The Eternal Light", a rare jewel that was stolen from an Egyptian tomb. Moriant believes that if he is buried with the jewel it will allow him to return to life when the full moon strikes the door of his tomb. On his deathbed, Moriant has his servant Laing (Enest Theisger) wrap a bandage around his hand which clutches the jewel. Just before the tomb door is sealed shut Laing steals the jewel from his dead master's hand. When the full moon hits the door of his tomb Moriant is ressurected from the dead none the less and, when he looks at his empty hand and discovers the missing jewel, returns to his house in a rather foul mood. In zombie make-up, Karloff is at his menacing best as The Ghoul. A fun little movie that is worth checking out despite several skips in the sound and picture and the rather poor quality of the print.
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