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Name: The Invisible Man
Released: 1933-11-13
Cast: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Dudley Digges, Una O'Connor

The Invisible Man

NR
1h 11m
1933

95%

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Claude Rains delivers a remarkable performance in The Invisible Man as a mysterious doctor who discovers a serum that makes him invisible. Covered by bandages and dark glasses, he arrives at a small English village and attempts to hide his amazing discovery. He soon learns, however, that the same drug which renders him invisible slowly drives him to commit acts of unspeakable terror. Based on H.G. Wells' classic novel and featuring groundbreaking special effects, The Invisible Man remains a masterpiece not only of the genre, but of all time.

Director:

James Whale

Producer:

Carl Laemmle Jr.

Writer:

R.C. Sherriff

Cast:

Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Dudley Digges, Una O'Connor, Henry Travers, Forrester Harvey

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

95%

Critics Consensus: James Whale's classic The Invisible Man features still-sharp special effects, loads of tension, a goofy sense of humor, and a memorable debut from Claude Rains.

Reviews

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Carson Timar

When you get Claude Rains' performance mixed with James Whale's hand as a director you simply get perfection.

It has been 90 years since the release of The Invisible Man and much of the film holds true in spite of its age. It is a stellar example of the craftsmanship of art and the passion that fueled a growing industry of the time.

The whole production is rather crudely devised, with American accents allowed to intrude disturbingly on the English setting... On the other hand, Hollywood must take full credit for the film's technical ingenuity, which is indeed remarkable.

Mr. Wells's original idea had the element of humour as well as stark terror in it; in the film the humour misses all its glorious opportunities and the terror is robbed.

Good for some shivers... hardly as effective on the screen as in on print.

October 8, 2020

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