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Invisible Ghost

  • 19411941
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 4m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
2.2K
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Bela Lugosi and Polly Ann Young in Invisible Ghost (1941)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Horror
The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Joseph H. Lewis
  • Writers
    • Helen Martin(story)
    • Al Martin(story)
  • Stars
    • Bela Lugosi
    • Polly Ann Young
    • John McGuire
Top credits
  • Director
    • Joseph H. Lewis
  • Writers
    • Helen Martin(story)
    • Al Martin(story)
  • Stars
    • Bela Lugosi
    • Polly Ann Young
    • John McGuire
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 100User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
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    Bela Lugosi, John McGuire, and Polly Ann Young in Invisible Ghost (1941)
    John McGuire and Polly Ann Young in Invisible Ghost (1941)
    Bela Lugosi in Invisible Ghost (1941)
    Invisible Ghost (1941)
    Invisible Ghost (1941)
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    Invisible Ghost (1941)
    Betty Compson in Invisible Ghost (1941)
    Bela Lugosi, Betty Compson, and Clarence Muse in Invisible Ghost (1941)
    Bela Lugosi and Clarence Muse in Invisible Ghost (1941)

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    Bela Lugosi
    Bela Lugosi
    • Charles Kessler
    Polly Ann Young
    Polly Ann Young
    • Virginia Kessler
    John McGuire
    John McGuire
    • Ralph Dickson…
    Clarence Muse
    Clarence Muse
    • Evans
    Alice Dahl
    Alice Dahl
    • Cecile Mannix
    • (as Terry Walker)
    Betty Compson
    Betty Compson
    • Mrs. Kessler
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Jules Mason
    George Pembroke
    • Police Lt. Williams
    Ottola Nesmith
    Ottola Nesmith
    • Mrs. Mason
    • (as Ollola Nesmith)
    Fred Kelsey
    Fred Kelsey
    • Ryan - Policeman
    Jack Mulhall
    Jack Mulhall
    • Tim - Police Detective
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Guard at Ralph's Execution
    • (uncredited)
    Robert F. Hill
    Robert F. Hill
    • Trial Judge
    • (uncredited)
    Lloyd Ingraham
    Lloyd Ingraham
    • Psychiatrist
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Strange
    Robert Strange
    • Kirby - Coroner
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Vernon
    Dorothy Vernon
    • Kessler's Cook
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joseph H. Lewis
    • Writers
      • Helen Martin(story) (screenplay)
      • Al Martin(story) (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      First of nine films made by Bela Lugosi under his contract with Sam Katzman for Monogram Pictures.
    • Goofs
      When Mrs. Mason (Ottola Nesmith) enters the coroner's office, she's greeted with "Hello, Mrs. Nesmith".
    • Quotes

      Charles Kessler: What's the matter with Miss Mannix?

      Evans the Butler: I thought she was doing her exercises, but she's dead.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are composed of ghastly, ghostly, creepy letters.
    • Connections
      Edited into Deanimated (2002)

    User reviews100

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    Top review
    Lugosi is worth the price of this movie
    I must say, I was a bit surprised after viewing "Invisible Ghost." It

    could have been because of Bela Lugosi's sympathetic portrayal

    of Charles Kessler, a warm and kind-hearted man, deeply

    troubled by his wife's absence. Or ... it could have been Clarence

    Muse, playing the black butler sans the usual comic relief.

    Whichever way you look at it, "Invisible Ghost" is certainly worthy of

    note. Too bad one has to rummage through so many bad movies

    to locate the few really good ones. Here we have the late, great

    Bela Lugosi, looking better than ever. His portrayal of a sympatheic

    man under the control of powers beyond his comprehension is

    somewhat of a diversion from previous characters. He's not

    sucking the blood of beautiful ingenues. Nope. He's on a murder

    rampage, suffocating his victims with a ... bedroom robe?

    Okay ... a little quirky. What did you expect? Shakespeare?

    What's impressive here is Mr. Lugosi's enormous acting talent.

    Lugosi could express more emotion through a simple facial

    expression than most actors could through an entire monologue.

    He's an excellent example of a talented man giving a performance

    greater than the movie itself deserves. No make-up effect or

    computer generated effect could ever reproduce this. To this, I hold

    Mr. Lugosi up next to Vincent Price ... as a man whose talents

    barely reached the public surface. If only he were alive today and

    making movies. No doubt he would have been treated with a great

    deal more respect and admiration.

    And so ... "Invisible Ghost" is a very good movie to enjoy. I was

    lucky enough to purchase this along with seven other Lugosi films

    in AMC's Monsterfest DVD collection. Pick it up if you get a chance.

    It includes movies like "The Human Monster" and the amazing

    "White Zombie." While some of these films were hits and others

    were misses ... all feature the extraordinary presence of Bela

    Lugosi ... certainly one of our greatest actors.
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    • May 4, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 25, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Murder by the Stars
    • Production company
      • Sam Katzman Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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