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The Amazing Transparent Man

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Marguerite Chapman, James Griffith, Douglas Kennedy, and Ivan Triesault in The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
A crazed scientist invents an invisibility formula. He plans to use the formula to create an army of invisible zombies.A crazed scientist invents an invisibility formula. He plans to use the formula to create an army of invisible zombies.A crazed scientist invents an invisibility formula. He plans to use the formula to create an army of invisible zombies.
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  • Director
    • Edgar G. Ulmer
  • Writer
    • Jack Lewis(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Marguerite Chapman
    • Douglas Kennedy
    • James Griffith
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  • Director
    • Edgar G. Ulmer
  • Writer
    • Jack Lewis(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Marguerite Chapman
    • Douglas Kennedy
    • James Griffith
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    • 71User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
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    Marguerite Chapman
    Marguerite Chapman
    • Laura Matson
    Douglas Kennedy
    Douglas Kennedy
    • Joey Faust
    James Griffith
    James Griffith
    • Maj. Paul Krenner
    Ivan Triesault
    Ivan Triesault
    • Dr. Peter Ulof
    Boyd 'Red' Morgan
    • Julian
    • (as Red Morgan)
    Cormel Daniel
    • Maria Ulof
    Ed Erwin
    • Drake
    • (as Edward Erwin)
    Jonathan Ledford
    • Smith
    Norman Smith
    • Security Guard
    Patrick Cranshaw
    Patrick Cranshaw
    • Security Guard
    Kevin Kelly
    • Woman
    Denis Adams
    • State Policeman
    • (as Dennis Adams)
    Stacy Morgan
    • State Policeman
    • Director
      • Edgar G. Ulmer
    • Writer
      • Jack Lewis(original screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This was shot back-to-back with Beyond the Time Barrier (1960). The combined shooting schedule was only two weeks. They became Edgar G. Ulmer's last American films.
    • Goofs
      When Drake uses binoculars to view what is left of ground zero for the lab explosion, the perspective of what he is seeing through the binoculars changes four times (one of the views is from ground up at a man in a fallout suit), all of which are technically impossible from his vantage point.
    • Quotes

      Major Paul Krenner: I must know the full potential of your invention because my aim is to make an entire army invisible. Do you understand that? An entire army.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are shown on a gray prison wall.
    • Alternate versions
      There have been three prints of this film:
      • The original negative print by Miller Consolidated Pictures (MCP). The film opens with the MCP company logo, and retains the pre-credits prologue. The film does not have any end titles; it ends with Dr. Peter Ulof (Ivan Triesault) facing the camera, asking "What would you do?" And the film simply fades to black. This version is available on DVD by MGM Home Entertainment (with the MGM "Lion" logo added at the beginning and after the end).
      • The theatrical release print by American International Pictures (AIP). The AIP logo (with ominous fanfare) replaces the MCP logo at the beginning, and is also added at the end (right after Dr. Ulof's "What would you do?" speech after fadeout). This is the version used on the movie-mocking TV series, "Mystery Science Theater 3000."
      • A public domain print, possibly used for syndicated/local TV. The MCP logo and the film's prologue are omitted, and begins at the film's title. A "The End" title card (plain font placed within a four-square gray/screentone background) was tacked on (complete with a relieved, low-tone piano cue), fading in after Dr. Ulof's "What would you do?" speech, and fading out.
    • Connections
      Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: The Amazing Transparent Man (1969)

    User reviews71

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    Top review
    5/10
    Interesting plot-heavy take on the invisible man theme
    Some aspects of Ulmer's Amazing Transparent Man are, in retrospect, pretty funny. James Griffith's poorly mimed fight with an invisible man, the occasional continuity disasters, and the infrequent technobabble are examples. This is not, however, quite funny enough or cheesy enough to have been good MST3K fodder. Underlying the mediocre special effects, the occasionally overblown dialog, and the uneven performances, the story line presents an interesting take on the invisible man theme.

    The heavy, played without much verve by James Griffith, is an ex-Nazi spy who looks and speaks like Mr. Rogers. His plan, involving all manners of extortion, involves forcing refugee German scientist (Ivan Triesault) to use radiation to turn an escaped convict safe-cracker (Douglas Kennedy) invisible. His goal is ostensibly to steal money and radioactive materials to further his experiments. In the role of his co-conspirator and femme fatale we find Marguerite Chapman.

    Chapman and Kennedy have some on-screen chemistry which is used to good advantage in the film, but Chapman's performance is below par. Kennedy does well in a role which used his experience well. Griffith's performance, given his credentials, is surprisingly poor. The ancient and experienced Triesault, the class of the acting talent in this film, steals the show to an extent, but is also the only really sympathetic character in the lot.

    The movie has a somewhat plodding pace at first, but the character development is good enough to draw the audience in. The Amazing Transparent Man is no action film, but once the action begins, it doesn't really let up until the nicely climactic end. Despite all of the bad press this film has received here on IMDb, this film really isn't a bomb, and I recommend it to sci-fi and low budget b movie buffs.
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    • Release date
      • July 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Search for a Shadow
    • Filming locations
      • Berkshire Mountains, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Miller Consolidated Pictures (MCP)
      • Exclusive Roadshow Attraction
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    • Budget
      • $100,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      58 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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