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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Claude Rains | ... | Dr. Jack Griffin aka 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 | ... | Constable Jaffers | |
| Dudley Digges | ... | Chief Detective | |
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Harry Stubbs | ... | Inspector Bird |
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Donald Stuart | ... | Inspector Lane |
| Merle Tottenham | ... | Millie | |
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Storyline
Working in Dr. Cranley's laboratory, scientist Jack Griffin was always given the latitude to conduct some of his own experiments. His sudden departure, however, has Cranley's daughter Flora worried about him. Griffin has taken a room at the nearby Lion's Head Inn, hoping to reverse an experiment he conducted on himself that made him invisible. Unfortunately, the drug he used has also warped his mind, making him aggressive and dangerous. He's prepared to do whatever it takes to restore his appearance, and several will die in the process. Written by garykmcd / edited by statmanjeff
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invisibility | homicidal maniac | experiment gone wrong | world domination | mad scientist |Taglines:
H.G. Wells' Fantastic Sensation See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 November 1933 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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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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(1923) (uncredited)
Music by Gustave Haenschen
(original version only)
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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 tell how it was made. See more »Goofs
When Griffin first visits Kemp, he locks the library door and puts the key in his pocket, but when Kemp leaves at the end of the scene, he easily opens the door which is now unlocked. See 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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Crazy Credits
Claude Rains is the only actor in the film whose character is identified in the credits. We are not told which roles the other actors play, even though the cast is listed twice: at the beginning and at the end. Rains is billed as "The Invisible One" in the opening credits and as "The Invisible Man" in the closing credits. See more »Soundtracks
La Rosita(1923) (uncredited)
Music by Gustave Haenschen
(original version only)
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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.