Mercy, the Mummy Mumbled (1918)

Plot

Mercy, the Mummy Mumbled humorously satirizes the obsession with mummies and eccentric scientists that emerged after King Tut's tomb was unearthed. A young suitor devises a scheme to win the heart of a scientist’s daughter by responding to a peculiar ad seeking a mummy for experiments. He crafts a fake mummy, but his plan spirals into chaos when two Egyptian agents, clad in a bizarre blend of traditional and contemporary attire, arrive in pursuit of stolen artifacts. Their unexpected involvement leads to a comical series of events that upend everyone’s intentions.