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The Invisible Man (1933)

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Starring (View all)
Claude Rains Claude Rains
Dr. Jack Griffin aka The Invisible Man
Gloria Stuart Gloria Stuart
Flora Cranley
William Harrigan William Harrigan
Dr. Arthur Kemp
Henry Travers Henry Travers
Dr. Cranley
Una O Una O'Connor
Jenny Hall
Forrester Harvey Forrester Harvey
Herbert Hall
Holmes Herbert Holmes Herbert
Chief of Police
E.E. Clive E.E. Clive
Constable Jaffers


Written by (View all)
H.G. Wells H.G. Wells
(novel)
R.C. Sherriff R.C. Sherriff
(screenplay)


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Monsters Mash #9 Universal Cycle: The Invisible Ma

11 years, 7 months ago at Sep 26 1:44
If you watch this movie your in for a treat the Invisible Man directed by James Whale the same guy who made Frankenstein it was also based on the book by science fiction grandpa H.G. Wells Jack Griffith is a scientist who makes a serum that can turn him invisible [img id=1838622 width=500full] but can't turn back to normal for 1933 is the special effect looks great [img id=3411628 width=500full] d... read more

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5 years, 2 months ago at Feb 18 18:12
A remarkable cinematic achievement rightfully categorised as a horror classic, albeit with a discernible, measured thread of comic verve and goofy humour. Demonstrating groundbreaking visual effects and showcasing an even stranger and amoral antagonist than Frankenstein's monster, the story addresses the folly of man in terms of harnessing intellectual dominion and notoriety through scientific ach... read more

Superb adaptation of HG Wells' novel

2 years, 1 month ago at Mar 14 15:58
I was interested in seeing this film. I like the book, I love Claude Rains and I loved the classics Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein which were also directed by horror maestro James Whale. After finally seeing it I wasn't let down. The only minor problem I had was that Una O'Connor's screaming occasionally got on my nerves, but that's to do with preference. The Invisible Man had held up amaz... read more
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Description: Making a magnificent screen debut, Claude Rains stars as a scientist driven mad by an invisibility potion in this adaptation of H.G. Wells's classic story. Featuring groundbreaking special effects, the film follows the increasingly demented Jack Griffin (Rains) on his murderous rampage through an English village as he searches for the invisibility's cure. The police, Griffin's girlfriend (Gloria Stuart), and his fellow scientists race to capture the Invisible Man before before he kills again--and before he realizes his goal of world domination. With THE INVISIBLE MAN (the first film in a series), James Whale (FRANKENSTEIN) pr ... (more)
Release date: 13 November 1933
UPC: 025192076626
Tags: Horror (15), Sci-fi (9), Invisibility (9), 1933 (7), Murder (6), Invisible Man (6), Based On Novel (5), 1930s (5), Madness (5), Mad Scientist (5), Universal Monsters (4), Adaptation (3), Science Fiction (3), American (3), Maid (3), Scientist (3), Serum (3), Train Wreck (3)
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" 104 invisible kills 4 men made visible and 1 very visible man Running time: 74 mins Number of kills: 105 Kills per average: 74.14 mins Golden visible kill: All train passengers. Least visible kill: Chief detective Survivors: Flora Cranley, Jenny Hall, Dr. cranley, Millie, Inspector Bird, and Herbert Hall"


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Superb adaptation of HG Wells' novel

“I was interested in seeing this film. I like the book, I love Claude Rains and I loved the classics Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein which were also directed by horror maestro James Whale. After finally seeing it I wasn't let down. The only minor problem I had was that Una O'Connor's screaming occasionally got on my nerves, but that's to do with preference. The Invisible Man had held up amazingly well, and the production values look lavish and don't look as though they've creaked. The music is excellent, the direction is top-notch and the screenplay is great. The story is still compelling and does justice to the book, while the atmosphere is suitably eerie and the special effects are pioneering. The acting is fine, Claude Rains was a brilliant actor and gives a superb performance in ” read more

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