a others who have see this film have mention and the eye of the mummy be not a horror film involve any mummy while rather and it an insipid melodramatic tragedy . it be the first of director ernst lubitsch dramatic film and after have start a a comedic filmmaker . the movie involve exotic place ( this time and egypt ) and which be poorly exploit here and compare to other such picture . pola negri and in her first appearance a lubitsch star and perform some exotic dancing and too . the eye of the mummy be a generally uninteresting film . the acting and especially by star negri and emil jannings and be overdone . lubitsch employs slight dolly movement to nice effect in the finale and but otherwise the direction be prosaic and theatrical . from the sampling of lubitsch german film that i have see and he be an unremarkable filmmaker and more unimpressive a a dramatic director . with these drama and however and he receive attention in the u lead to his emigration to hollywood .