The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

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

Director:

Ford Beebe

Writers:

Bertram Millhauser, H.G. Wells (characters)

Stars:

Jon Hall, Leon Errol, John Carradine

Cast

Complete credited 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

Storyline

An eager scientist tests his new formula for invisibility on an escaped fugitive. When the formula works the criminal runs off to terrorize a family he believes cheated him out of a fortune years earlier.

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Plot Keywords:

fugitive | revenge | invisibility | reporter | psychopathic ward | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 June 1944 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Vingança do Homem Invisível

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Part of the SON OF SHOCK package of 21 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original SHOCK THEATER release of 52 features one year earlier.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

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

User Reviews

The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) **1/2

Despite the similar rating to INVISIBLE AGENT (1942) the film is not equal to its predecessor, in my opinion. In fact, I veered between *** and **1/2 for AGENT and between ** and **1/2 for this one: I opted for the midway rating because the former was undeniably silly despite its surface polish and the latter was somewhat unengaging but, at the same, solidly handled.

In fact, THE INVISIBLE MAN'S REVENGE features a...ahem...revenge plot, settings and characters which would have been more suited to a Sherlock Holmes picture - which comes as no surprise at all since it was written by Bertram Millhauser, who scripted 5 of the 12 Holmes 'vehicles' made around the same time at Universal! Besides, Jon Hall is miscast as a villain (explained as such in the abrupt and none-too-convincing epilogue) - which the script names Griffin but then doesn't bother to make him a relation of the original Invisible Man(!), Leon Errol's comic relief is an acquired taste, and John Carradine here basically duplicates his role in RETURN OF THE APE MAN (1944)...although having his faithful (and invisible) dog as Hall's mortal enemy was a nice touch!