War II. Cast Cast adapted from the book Universal Horrors: Production The Mummy's Tomb director was former film editor who worked in the England in the 1930s working with people like Alexander Korda films like The Scarlet Pimpernel. His subsequent work in Hollywood as a director predominantly consisted of b-films including The Mummy's Tomb. The onscreen credits and contemporary reviews list George Robinson as the director of photography, early Hollywood Reporter production charts credit Harry Neuman. Lon Chaney, Jr. renewed his contract with Universal Pictures in February 1942 and made his first appearance as the Mummy in The Mummy's Tomb, a role he would reprise in two Universal films: The Mummy's Curse and The Mummy's Ghost. Production on the film began on June 1 and ended in mid-June 1942. Parts of the film use elements from previous Universal Pictures. This includes footage from The Mummy's Hand, Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein with the film's music score containing portions of music written for The Invisible Woman. It also reuses the Shelby House on Universal's backlot originally for the film Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) for the Banning residence. Release The Mummy's Tomb was distributed by the Universal Pictures Company and released on October 23, 1942. The film was a double feature with Night Monster. Reception From contemporary reviews, Harrison's Reports stated that "much happens, but nothing that will surprise the horror fans", while Theodore Strauss of The New York Times proclaimed "no wonder the Mummy lasted for 3,000 years. In that tandem fashion, he may go on for another 3,0000 - heaven forbid!" From retrospective reviews, the authors of the book Universal Horrors stated that The Mummy's Tomb was a weaker film for Chaney, noting that "the care and talent that was lavished upon The Wolf Man is sorely lacking in The Mummy's Tomb" and that the film "gets by as entertainment for hardcore Universal enthusiasts by its cozy familiarity alone", concluding that The Mummy's Hand was superior proclaiming that the film is "so perfunctory, so small scale in ambition and execution, it seemed destined for the bottom-of-the-bill slot". Hans J. Wollstein of AllMovie awarded the film two stars out of five, stating that the film "is neither the best nor the worst in Universal's second wave of horror films", finding that "when all is said and done there is only so much that a monster swathed in bandages can do", concluding