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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
H.G. Wells (novel) and
R.C. Sherriff (screenplay)
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Release Date:
13 November 1933 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Catch me if you can! more
Plot:
A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Birthday Suits: Oscar-Snubbed
 (From FilmExperience. 10 November 2009, 5:11 PM, PST)

Holiday Preview: A Repertory Calendar
 (From IFC. 3 November 2009, 1:01 PM, PST)

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Transparency is not all that bad, is it? more (104 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Claude Rains ... The Invisible Man

Gloria Stuart ... Flora Cranley
William Harrigan ... Dr. Arthur Kemp
Henry Travers ... Dr. Cranley
Una O'Connor ... Jenny Hall
Forrester Harvey ... Herbert Hall
Holmes Herbert ... Chief of Police
E.E. Clive ... Const. Jaffers
Dudley Digges ... Chief detective
Harry Stubbs ... Insp. Bird
Donald Stuart ... Insp. Lane
Merle Tottenham ... Millie
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Additional Details

Runtime:
71 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (certificate not issued at release) | Spain:13 | West Germany:16 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Germany:16 | UK:PG | USA:Unrated

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Trivia:
Although the actor under the bandages was usually Claude Rains, particularly in the sequence set at the inn, often it was a double. You can tell him apart from the real Claude Rains because he is taller and has aquiline features, with a nose so prominent that it is visible even through the bandages. Rains's dialogue was all pre- or post-recorded and dubbed onto the soundtrack. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The pub in Iping has an American-style dartboard instead of the more elaborate British-style dartboard. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Man in Pub: Did you hear about Mrs. Mason's little Willy? Sent him to school and found him buried ten-foot deep in a snow drift.
Man in Pub # 2: How did they get him out?
Man in Pub: Brought the fire engine 'round. Put the hose pipe in, pumped it backwards and sucked him out.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Masked and Anonymous (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Hearts and Flowers more

FAQ

What is the music playing on Kemp's radio?
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17 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Transparency is not all that bad, is it?, 8 September 2001
Author: Michael O'Keefe from Muskogee OK

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.

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