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.
- Director
- Writers
- H.G. Wells(novel)
- R.C. Sherriff(screenplay)
- Preston Sturges(contributing writer)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- H.G. Wells(novel)
- R.C. Sherriff(screenplay)
- Preston Sturges(contributing writer)
- Stars
- Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations
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Walter Brennan
- Bicycle Owneras Bicycle Owner
- (uncredited)
Robert Brower
- Farmeras Farmer
- (uncredited)
D'Arcy Corrigan
- Villageras Villager
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- H.G. Wells(novel)
- R.C. Sherriff(screenplay)
- Preston Sturges(contributing writer) (uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
A mysterious man, whose head is completely covered in bandages, wants a room. The proprietors of the pub aren't used to making their house an inn during the winter months, but the man insists. They soon come to regret their decision. The man quickly runs out of money, and he has a violent temper besides. Worse still, he seems to be some kind of chemist and has filled his room with messy chemicals, test tubes, beakers and the like. When they try to throw him out, they make a ghastly discovery. Meanwhile, Flora Cranley appeals to her father to do something about the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Griffin, his assistant and her sweetheart. Her father's other assistant, the cowardly Dr. Kemp, is no help. He wants her for himself. Little does Flora guess that the wild tales, from newspapers and radio broadcasts, of an invisible homicidal maniac are stories of Dr. Griffin himself, who has discovered the secret of invisibility and gone mad in the process. —J. Spurlin
- Taglines
- Catch me if you can!
- Genres
- Certificate
- Approved
- Parents guide
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- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsThough 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 creditsThe opening credits appear out of thin air.
- Alternate versionsWhen 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
Top review
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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- Also known as
- Nevidni človek
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- Budget
- $328,033 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $27,105
- Runtime1h 11m
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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