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27 December 1940 (USA)
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IT'S A Ghost-to-Ghost HOOK-UP! more
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An attractive model with an ulterior motive volunteers as guinea pig for an invisibility machine. full summary | add synopsis
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Invisibility
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Revenge
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Professor
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Invisible Woman
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Nominated for Oscar.
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A Mixed Bag But A Great Cast
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Virginia Bruce | ... | Kitty Carroll |
 | John Barrymore | ... | Professor Gibbs |
 | John Howard | ... | Richard Russell |
| Charles Ruggles | ... | George (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| Oskar Homolka | ... | Blackie |
| Edward Brophy | ... | Bill |
| Donald MacBride | ... | Foghorn |
| Margaret Hamilton | ... | Mrs. Jackson |
| Shemp Howard | ... | Frankie |
| Anne Nagel | ... | Jean |
| Kathryn Adams | ... | Peggy |
| Maria Montez | ... | Marie |
 | Charles Lane | ... | Growley |
| Mary Gordon | ... | Mrs. Bates |
| Thurston Hall | ... | Hudson |
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72 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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USA:Approved (PCA #6945) |
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Margaret Sullavan, who owed Universal one picture on an old contract, was originally assigned the starring role. With more attractive roles being floated her way, she balked at appearing in the film, feeling it was beneath her. When she failed to appear for the rehearsals, the studio slapped her with a restraining order preventing her from working anywhere. Eventually she agreed to fulfill her contract by appearing in Back Street (1941) and Virginia Bruce stepped into the role.
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Revealing mistakes: Virginia Bruce was dressed in black velvet and shot against a black background as part of the special-effects process of making her appear invisible. During the scene where her character is undressing in front of a startled Mr. Growley, her black velvet-clad arms are visible whenever they cross in front of her legs or torso.
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Featured in "Son of Svengoolie: The Invisible Woman (1940) (#1.63)" (1980)
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What a strong cast for such a silly and stupid (but still decent) movie! Classic movie fans know these names: John Barrymore, Virginia Bruce, John Howard, Charles Ruggles, Oscar Homolka, Shemp Howard, Edward Brophy and Margaret Hamilton.
They are all here in this female version of The Invisible Man. Actually, as stupid as it can get, it also provides a number of funny scenes so I guess it served its purpose.
It's only 73 minutes long, but it should have been shorter as the gags wear thin after 40 minutes. Ruggles almost steals the show as the butler. He provides most of the humor in a real slapstick manner. As in a lot of these old comedies, some of this stuff is really corny but I did laugh out loud at a couple things.
Bruce and John Howard are attractive leads and Barrymore is effective as the typically-portrayed-in-classic films eccentric scientist. It was also fun to see Shemp Howard, of Three Stooges fame, play a gangster, although a Stooge-like goofy one.
The special effects were good in their day but not now. In fact, the DVD is sharp enough that you can see the outline of Bruce's head when she's supposed to be invisible!