Edna Ferber's classic tale of life and love among a theatrical troupe on a Mississippi riverboat.

Dracula: A vampire terrorizes the countryside in his search for human blood. Frankenstein: Tampering with life and death, Dr. Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to create a human monster. The Mummy: An Egyptian priest who was buried alive comes back to life after an archaeological dig and searches for his lost love. The Invisible Man: A scientist discovers how to make himself invisible but can't reverse the process. He realizes with...

The mummy (1932): "In 1921 a field expedition in Egypt discovers the mummy of ancient Egyptian prince Im-Ho-Tep, who was condemned and buried alive for sacrilege. Also found in the tomb is the Scroll of Thoth, which can bring the dead back to life. One night a young member of the expedition reads the Scroll out loud, and then goes insane, realizing that he has brought Im-Ho-Tep back to life. Ten years later, disguised as a modern Egyptian, the mummy...