The Invisible Man Returns

1940

1h 21m

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6.3/10

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The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.

Directors

Joe May

Writers

Curt Siodmak(screenplay by)

Lester Cole(screenplay by)

Curt Siodmak(story by)

Stars

Cedric Hardwicke

Vincent Price

Nan Grey

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Top cast

Richard Cobb

Geoffrey Radcliffe

Helen Manson

Dr. Frank Griffin

Inspector Sampson

Willie Spears

Ben Jenkins

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Billy Bevan

Jim (uncredited)

Clara Blore

Woman (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Minor Role (uncredited)

Matthew Boulton

Policeman (uncredited)

Ed Brady

Policeman (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Miner at Colliery (uncredited)

Louise Brien

Griffin's Secretary (uncredited)

Charles Brokaw

Minor Role (uncredited)

Directors

Joe May

Writers

Curt Siodmak(screenplay by)

Lester Cole(screenplay by)

Curt Siodmak(story by)

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This is quite a good, if a little preposterous sequel. Vincent Price - or, that is, his voice - owns a successful mining business who is framed for killing his brother. With but two hours to go before he goes to the gallows, he turns to his friend who has devised a secret drug that can render the user invisible - but at a cost: continued exposure leads to madness. Once he has used the drug to escape from prison, he attempts to track down the real culprits from his close confederates - including Sir Cedric Hardwicke, John Sutton and a glamorous Nan Grey. The ever vigilant "Inspector Sampson" (an on-form Cecil Kellaway) is also on the trail of the transparent fugitive and all in all, we have a decently paced mystery thriller with some quite fun dialogue and special effects that bely that fact that this was made at the very start of WWII with not much of a budget.

Geronimo196723 Jun, 2022