A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations
Robert Adair
- Detective Thompson
- (uncredited)
Edgar Barrier
- Radio Announcer
- (uncredited)
Ted Billings
- Villager Playing Darts
- (uncredited)
Walter Brennan
- Bicycle Owner
- (uncredited)
Robert Brower
- Farmer
- (uncredited)
Mae Bruce
- Mary Purdy
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaClaude Rains' daughter Jessica Rains was born in 1938, 5 years after this movie was released. The first time she ever saw her father in a movie was in 1950, when he took her to a showing of 'The Invisible Man' in a small Pennsylvania theater. While the film was playing, Rains was telling his daughter all about how it was made. The other theater patrons stopped watching the movie and instead listened to Rains' anecdotes.
- GoofsThough the music at the pub comes from a coin-operated player piano, it, along with everyone talking in the pub, stops short at the startling arrival of the Invisible Man.
- Quotes
The Invisible Man: We'll begin with a reign of terror, a few murders here and there, murders of great men, murders of little men - well, just to show we make no distinction. I might even wreck a train or two... just these fingers around a signalman's throat, that's all.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits appear out of thin air.
- Alternate versionsWhen the film was released to home video, Universal Studios replaced a snippet of music heard on the radio when Dr. Kemp is reading a newspaper in his house, and the Invisible Man enters through a set of French doors. Universal was unable to secure the rights for the original music and replaced it, covering the original sound effects (the sound of the newspaper and the door latch) in the process. The original music and missing sound effects were restored to the 2012 blu-ray audio.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
Featured review
Transparency is not all that bad, is it?
Talented direction from James Whale. Mildly chilling tale based on the imagination of H.G. Wells. Introduction to a versatile star, Claude Rains. Short movie in length, but the mixture of thrills, chills and humor help make this a real classic. The special effects of the 30's seem so unsophisticated, but very enjoyable to this day. Rain's starring debut is 99.98 percent vocal and very memorable. The changes in his voice from glee to madness gives certain character to his invisible role.
A brilliant chemist/scientist(Rains) discovers how to make himself invisible. He wrecks havoc in a small British country village as pranks turn to murder. Memorable are the scenes of the invisible man smoking and riding a bicycle; and of course unwrapping.
Also in the cast are:William Harrigan, Gloria Stuart, E.E. Clive and Una O'Connor. At a certain point you wish that O'Connor's funny, but obnoxious character was shorter lived. Dated or not, this is a classic that still demands watching. Creepy and fun for all.
A brilliant chemist/scientist(Rains) discovers how to make himself invisible. He wrecks havoc in a small British country village as pranks turn to murder. Memorable are the scenes of the invisible man smoking and riding a bicycle; and of course unwrapping.
Also in the cast are:William Harrigan, Gloria Stuart, E.E. Clive and Una O'Connor. At a certain point you wish that O'Connor's funny, but obnoxious character was shorter lived. Dated or not, this is a classic that still demands watching. Creepy and fun for all.
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- michaelRokeefe
- Sep 8, 2001
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- Nevidni človek
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- Budget
- $328,033 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $27,105
- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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