The Mummy (1932)

This geocache is NOT at the above coordinates. You must obtain the coordinates to the location of the container by watching the film in the title and finding the answers to the eight questions below. This is one of eight Classic Monsters geocaches, each of which can be solved and found independent of each other. There is also a final multi-cache that can be found by writing down the puzzle clue that is in each of the eight movie geocaches.

This series is meant to ease the burden of the stay-at-home orders in place to some extent; watch a movie you may not have seen ever before or recently, and work on finding a new geocache as well.

This cache was placed while following all Colorado guidelines and rules during the Coronavirus outbreak. As these conditions change frequently, please ensure that you follow all current guidelines while searching for this series of geocaches.

These are Classic Monster movies, not classic horror movies; when they were made, they may have shocked the audiences but by today's standards, they are not very scary at all.

This Classic Monsters series is named after 8 films, all produced by the same Hollywood film company, from 1931-1945. Seven of the eight are in black and white, also known as "monochrome", with Phantom of the Opera being produced in Technicolor. As such, a few of the Phantom questions are about colors seen in the film. There will also be a final cache, which you can get the coordinates for by keeping track of the puzzle clues that will be in each of the eight movie caches. These movies are not lengthy -- 7 of the 8 range from 70 to 79 minutes long, and Phantom of the Opera is 92 minutes. You DO NOT have to purchase anything to solve the puzzles to learn where the geocaches are -- they are available on several streaming and download services, as well as at many libraries.

So -- let's get started !

BE SURE TO WRITE DOWN THE LETTER CODE IN THE FRONT OF THE LOGBOOK WHICH IS USED IN THE “CLASSIC MONSTERS" FINAL CACHE which is still being worked on for now. Also, there is a Mummy (1932) trackable printed out and in the front of the logbook as well for discovery.

Welcome to the third Classic Monsters cache by the 3 Williams Kidz geo-team. The idea is that you will have to watch the movie to get the answers to the questions below; there are one, maybe two exceptions, for trivia’s sake. Since the entire script is available – and easily “searchable” -- online, I have tried to come up with questions that you cannot answer by searching the Internet.

Here are all the geocaches in the Classic Monsters series:

1. Dracula (1931)

2. Frankenstein (1931)

3. The Mummy (1932)

4. The Invisible Man (1933)

5. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

6. The Wolf Man (1941)

7. Phantom of the Opera (1943)

8. Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)

9. Classic Monsters FINAL cache

If you are willing to watch one of Hollywood’s finest classic movies, get your movie source ready, fire up the TV, maybe pop some popcorn, and have a pen and paper ready to answer the below questions, which YES -- ARE IN THE ORDER they are presented in the film. The questions should be EASY to answer as in these difficult times, the idea here is to just ENJOY the movie and then have the opportunity to get out and find a cache while meeting the state guidelines during the Coronavirus outbreak.

The cache is located at North 38 5A.BCD West 105 2E.FGH

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A: The Pharaoh Hamanopus has provided us with a box which, in a not so very delicate manner, is opened revealing a smaller box (casket) within, which has a curse written on it. The archaeologist then reads the curse aloud. The casket (small box) that is cursed has an image on it of – what?
If pyramids, A=7; if stars, A=5; if a flowing river, A=6

B: Just after we hear "That means something", a mysterious individual knocks on the door – how many times?.
If he knocks 8 times, B=8; if he knocks 6 times, B=6; if he knocks 4 times, B=4

C: The archaeologists (with help) find the door to the tomb of Anck-es-en-Amon. "We will cable your father in London, he must be here when we examine this great find." On the left of the door is the "Seal of the 7 Jackals". How many jackals are in the top row?
If there are 2 jackals, C=7; if there are 3 jackals, C=5; if there are 4 jackals, C=3

D: In the Cairo museum, we see a pamphlet that tells what "This Gallery Contains ..." According to the written pamphlet, “This gallery contains the mummy and complete funerary equipment of the Princess Anck-es-en-Amon, 18th Dynasty, circa …” What year?
If the year is 1840 B.C., D=0; if the year is 1690 B.C., D=5; if the year is 1730 B.C, D=2

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E: An Egyptian opens the door to the house; the Mummy enchants him, the Egyptian kneels, and taps his forehead with the hand of the Mummy. Where is the Mummy's ring?
If it is on the ring finger of the left hand, E=2; if it is on the middle finger of the right hand, E=1; if it is on the pinky of the right hand, E=0

F: Helen walks through the market with a companion. Who or what is her companion?
If it is a dog, F=0; if it is a monkey, F=9; if it is a female friend helping her shop, F=7

G: Helen’s companion is frightened by what?
If it is a fire, G=3; if it is a cat, G=1; if it is a monkey, G=0

H: Helen suffers a breakdown, then we see Frank, Dr. LeBaron and Dr. Muller discussing her situation. On the far left is a framed portrait on the wall of what?
If it is a man on a horse, H=0; if it is a married couple, H=6; if it is a bowl of fruit, H=8

FTF congratulations go to hartsdale !!!! (four exclamation points for his fourth FTF in this series)

Some trivia, from www.imdb.com:

The film's poster holds the record for the most money paid for a movie poster at auction: more than $453,500.

The discovery of Pharaoh Tutankahmen's tomb and the alleged curse it contained inspired Universal to make this film. In fact, when Howard Carter (funded by Lord Carnarvon) opened the sarcophagus of King Tut in 1925, screenwriter John L. Balderston was present as a reporter for the New York "World."

Boris Karloff's mummy makeup is based on the appearance of Ramses III; makeup artist Jack P. Pierce spent eight hours a day applying Karloff's makeup. This waste of time and resources is incomprehensible, since a wooden dummy was clearly used in the close-ups (see his clogged nostrils) and Karloff in bandages was only used in the take where he opens his eyes. Accordingly, this was completely unnecessary---and thought to be a Karloff demand---as he was never shown walking or even standing in full mummy bandages.

So many layers of cotton were glued to Boris Karloff's face to create the wrinkled visage of Imhotep as a mummy that he was unable to move his facial muscles enough even to speak. Why he submitted to such drastic bonding make-up is incomprehensible as---again--- a wooden dummy was clearly used in the close-ups (see his clogged nostrils) and Karloff was only used in the take where he opens his eyes. Therefore, this film did not require such drastic makeup, as Karloff was never shown walking or even standing in full mummy bandages, as would be the actors to come, who better filled the part in subsequent "Mummy" movies of the era.

Unlike its predecessors, "Dracula (1931)" and "Frankenstein (1931)," "The Mummy" was not based on a novel and was inspired by the real-life opening of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.

This was the first assignment in the director's chair for noted German cinematographer Karl Freund. He was given this opportunity only two years after arriving in the US.

The newspaper photos of the golden inner sarcophagus of AnkhesenAmun were actually those of Tutankhamun. It might have been more acceptable as that of a woman if the image of Tutankhamun had been wearing earrings. The actual golden sarcophagus had large ear piercings but when it was being prepared thin sheets of gold leaf were applied to cover the holes.

The movie's poster was #15 on Premiere magazine's "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever".

James Crane as "The Pharaoh" is misspelled as "The Pharoh" in the list of characters.

James Crane portrayed Pharaoh Amenophis, the father of Imhotep (Boris Karloff) in ancient Egypt. Crane (b. 1889) was actually two years younger than Karloff (b. 1887).

The character name "Imhotep" was taken from an actual ancient Egyptian, but the real Imhotep was the architect who designed the pyramids and--far from being executed in disgrace--was the only Egyptian, other than the pharaohs, who was made a god after his death.

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