We Want Our Mummy

We Want Our Mummy (1939) is a comedy, adventure film directed by Del Lord rated 6.6/10.

The stooges go to Egypt in search of the mummy of king Rootin-Tootin for which a museum will pay a $5000 prize. They wind up in the mummy's tomb where they are harassed by some bad guys after the same objective. The villains, who have kidnapped a professor from the museum, want the jewels buried inside the mummy. When Curly accidentally destroys the mummy, Moe and Larry wrap him in bandages to fool the bad guys. They manage to rescue the professor and retrieve the real mummy of Rootin-Tootin who turns out to have been a midget.

Cast

Curly Howard

Curly

Larry Fine

Larry

Moe Howard

Moe

Dick Curtis

Jackson (uncredited)

Bud Jamison

Dr. Crowell (uncredited)

Theodore Lorch

Thug in Mummy Outfit (uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Cab Driver (uncredited)

James C. Morton

Prof. Wilson (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

Thug in Egyptian Garb (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

Prof. Tuttle (uncredited)