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The Invisible Man

  • 19331933
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
37K
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Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, Dudley Digges, William Harrigan, Forrester Harvey, Una O'Connor, and Henry Travers in The Invisible Man (1933)
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A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
37K
YOUR RATING
    • James Whale
  • Writers
    • H.G. Wells(novel)
    • R.C. Sherriff(screenplay)
    • Preston Sturges(contributing writer)
  • Stars
    • Claude Rains
    • Gloria Stuart
    • William Harrigan
    • James Whale
  • Writers
    • H.G. Wells(novel)
    • R.C. Sherriff(screenplay)
    • Preston Sturges(contributing writer)
  • Stars
    • Claude Rains
    • Gloria Stuart
    • William Harrigan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 247User reviews
    • 137Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
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    Videos2

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:30
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    'The Invisible Man' Almost Disappeared Before Materializing on Top
    Clip 3:29
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    Claude Rains in The Invisible Man (1933)
    Claude Rains and Gloria Stuart in The Invisible Man (1933)
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    Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, and Henry Travers in The Invisible Man (1933)
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    Claude Rains
    Claude Rains
    • Dr. Jack Griffin aka The Invisible Man
    Gloria Stuart
    Gloria Stuart
    • Flora Cranley
    William Harrigan
    William Harrigan
    • Dr. Arthur Kemp
    Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    • Dr. Cranley
    Una O'Connor
    Una O'Connor
    • Jenny Hall
    Forrester Harvey
    Forrester Harvey
    • Herbert Hall
    Holmes Herbert
    Holmes Herbert
    • Chief of Police
    E.E. Clive
    E.E. Clive
    • Constable Jaffers
    Dudley Digges
    Dudley Digges
    • Chief Detective
    Harry Stubbs
    Harry Stubbs
    • Inspector Bird
    Donald Stuart
    Donald Stuart
    • Inspector Lane
    Merle Tottenham
    Merle Tottenham
    • Millie
    Robert Adair
    • Detective Thompson
    • (uncredited)
    Edgar Barrier
    Edgar Barrier
    • Radio Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Billings
    • Villager Playing Darts
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Bicycle Owner
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Brower
    Robert Brower
    • Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    Mae Bruce
    • Mary Purdy
    • (uncredited)
      • James Whale
    • Writers
      • H.G. Wells(novel)
      • R.C. Sherriff(screenplay)
      • Preston Sturges(contributing writer) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The first time Claude Rains' daughter ever saw her father in a movie was in 1950, when he took her to a showing of 'The Invisible Man' in a small Pennsylvanian theater. While the film was playing, Rains was telling his daughter all about how it was made. The other theater patrons stopped watching the movie and instead listened to Rains' anecdotes.
    • Goofs
      Though the music at the pub comes from a coin-operated player piano, it, along with everyone talking in the pub, stops short at the startling arrival of the Invisible Man.
    • Quotes

      The Invisible Man: We'll begin with a reign of terror, a few murders here and there, murders of great men, murders of little men - well, just to show we make no distinction. I might even wreck a train or two... just these fingers around a signalman's throat, that's all.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits appear out of thin air.
    • Alternate versions
      When the film was released to home video, Universal Studios replaced a snippet of music heard on the radio when Dr. Kemp is reading a newspaper in his house, and the Invisible Man enters through a set of French doors. Universal was unable to secure the rights for the original music and replaced it, covering the original sound effects (the sound of the newspaper and the door latch) in the process. However the original music and missing sound effects were restored to the 2012 blu-ray audio.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
    • Soundtracks
      La Rosita
      (1923) (uncredited)
      Music by Gustave Haenschen
      (original version only)

    User reviews247

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    8/10
    Classic horror
    I actually saw The Invisible Man (1933) shortly after I saw the James Whale bio-pic Gods and Monsters (1998), starring Ian MacKellan and Brendan Fraser. So it was with that image of the director in my head that I watched this film. Claude Rains (Casablanca) is perfectly cast as the mad scientist/invisible man. The remainder of the cast, though not really challenged much, are more than serviceable in what they are required to do. As has been mentioned by most of the other posters, the special effects hold up rather well even today. An amazing feat considering the film is over 70 years old! The DVD has several interesting documentaries / commentaries that made me appreciate not only this film's entertainment value but its historical significance as well.
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    • perfectbond
    • Dec 18, 2004

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    • Release date
      • November 13, 1933 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
    • Also known as
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • 1 hour 11 minutes
      • Black and White

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