The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Ford Beebe

Writers:

Bertram Millhauser (writer)
H.G. Wells (characters)

Release Date:

9 June 1944 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

THEY'RE MARKED...for DEATH! (original print ad - mostly caps)

Plot:

An eccentric scientist helps a fugitive from the law become invisible, unwittingly giving him the power to exact revenge on his former friends.

Plot Keywords:

Fugitive | Revenge | Invisibility | Reporter | Old Friend

Cast

Jon Hall	...	Robert Griffin
Leon Errol	...	Herbert
John Carradine	...	Doctor Drury
Alan Curtis	...	Mark Foster
Evelyn Ankers	...	Julie Herrick
Gale Sondergaard	...	Irene - Lady Herrick
Lester Matthews	...	Sir Jasper Herrick
Halliwell Hobbes	...	Cleghorn
Leyland Hodgson	...	Sir Frederick Travers
Doris Lloyd	...	Maud
Ian Wolfe	...	Feeney
Billy Bevan	...	Sergeant
Grey Shadow	...	Grey Shadow

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #10009) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:Btl | UK:H (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (2001) | USA:Unrated

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Grey Shadow also appeared with Leon Errol in the 1945 RKO short It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1945).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the last half of the film, visible wires/strings are used to stage many of the invisibility effects, most notably in the scene where the invisible Robert Griffin lifts the unconscious Mark Foster up unto a table. And in three different close-up shots of Brutus (Dr. Drury's dog), we see a wire holding up the dog's muzzle.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Malty Bill: Two pounds, seven for the Burberry and the hat.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Son of Svengoolie: The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) (#1.52)" (1980)

Don't intimidate a man you can not see.

Directed and produced by Ford Beebe, this invisible man installment is quite interesting. Robert Griffin(Jon Hall) returns from the "left for dead" only to find out his business partners have cheated him out of a fortune. Griffin practically stumbles into the helping hands of Dr. Drury(John Carradine), who experiments with a new formula that makes animals invisible. Griffin feels if he himself was invisible he could better seek his revenge on his double crossers. After becoming invisible, the weird doctor is in no hurry to return Griffin to normal.

I have always liked Hall even though he is not an overly exciting actor. Along with Carradine there is a very able supporting cast that includes: Lester Matthews, Leyland Hodgson, Evelyn Ankers and Leon Errol. Very creative for a small budget film. Well worth watching.