6.2
Summary
The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.
Cast
Cedric Hardwicke
Richard Cobb
Vincent Price
Geoffrey Radcliffe
Nan Grey
Helen Manson
John Sutton
Dr. Frank Griffin
Cecil Kellaway
Inspector Sampson
Alan Napier
Willie Spears
Forrester Harvey
Ben Jenkins
Ernie Adams
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)
Jean Brooks
Minor Role (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Frank Coletti
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Miner (uncredited)
Paul England
Detective (uncredited)
Rex Evans
Constable Briggs (uncredited)
Mary Field
Passerby at Willie's House (uncredited)
Edward Fielding
Prison Governor (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Detective (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Cookie (uncredited)
Sidney Grayler
Minor Role (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Bill (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Barry Hays
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Hill
Policeman (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Hugh Huntley
Secretary (uncredited)
George Hyde
Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)
Ellis Irving
Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
George Kirby
Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)
Bruce Lester
Chaplain (uncredited)
George Lloyd
Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)
Jack Low
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Edmund MacDonald
Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)
William Newell
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Constable at Coal Train (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
Footman (uncredited)
Frances Robinson
Clinic Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Ivan F. Simpson
Mr. Cotton (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs
Constable Tewsbury (uncredited)
Denis Tankard
Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton
Policeman (uncredited)
David Thursby
Bob (uncredited)
Crane Whitley
Minor Role (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Story
Joe May
Characters
H.G. Wells
Screenplay
Lester Cole
Screenplay, Story
Curt Siodmak
Reviews
John Chard
October 1, 2018
7
Tasty sequel, far from lazy.
Falsely imprisoned for fratricide, Geoffrey Radcliffe (Vincent Price) takes a drug to make him invisible and thus escape. But as he sets about trying to clear his name, the side effect of the drug, gradual madness, threatens to usurp his plans.
It was never going to be up on the same level as the first film, The Invisible Man (1933), a genuine classic Universal Studio production that does justice to the great H.G. Wells writing. But instead of going for a lazy cash in, this sequel puts its own stamp on the invisible man premise and rounds out as an intelligent story with dashes of humour and sadness placed within. John Fulton's effects work is still amazing for the era, the cast list is boosted by the likes of Cecil Kellaway, Cedric Hardwicke and Nan Grey, while the finale is rewarding and worth waiting for.
Faults? A couple, such as the real murderer is revealed too quickly, thus we lose mystery momentum, and director Joe May often lets the pace sag. But these fail to stop the film from achieving its entertaining aims. It hardly constitutes horror as such, but there's good dramatic worth, berserker science and a cast making the material work. 7/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$281,743.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Keywords
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