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A classic horror film based on H. G. Wells' novel, starring Claude Rains as a mad scientist who becomes invisible and terrorizes a village. Learn about the plot, production, reception, and legacy of this influential Universal Pictures production.
May 17, 2021 · Watch the classic horror film based on H.G. Wells' novel, directed by James Whale and starring Claude Rains. See how the invisible man terrorizes a small town and his former assistant.
- 72 min
- 35.3K
- Shadows of the Dark
The Invisible Man: Directed by James Whale. With Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Henry Travers. A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.
- (40K)
- Horror, Sci-Fi
- James Whale
- 1933-11-13
A scientist becomes invisible and insane after a lab accident, and terrorizes a small village. Read the full plot summary of the classic horror film based on H.G. Wells' novel.
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The Invisible Man, American horror film, released in 1933, that is considered one of the classics of that genre, especially noted for its groundbreaking visual effects and for featuring Claude Rains in his first American screen role.
Based on H.G. Wells’s science-fiction novel of the same name, The Invisible Man features Rains as Dr. Jack Griffin, a British scientist who has discovered the secret of invisibility and has taken the drug responsible for the incredible feat. The drug, however, also drives the doctor mad. He ends up terrorizing a quaint British village and eventually commits murder.
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•Studio: Universal Pictures
•Director: James Whale
•Producer: Carl Laemmle, Jr.
•Writers: R.C. Sheriff and Philip Wylie
•Music: Heinz Roemheld (uncredited)
•Running time: 71 minutes
•Claude Rains (Jack Griffin/The Invisible Man)
•Gloria Stuart (Flora Cranley)
•William Harrigan (Dr. Arthur Kemp)
•Henry Travers (Dr. Cranley)
- Lee Pfeiffer
Among the many vintage horror films released by Universal Studios in the 1930's, James Whale's The Invisible Man (1933) still packs a punch today. It is a shining example of fantastic thrills filled with quotable dialogue and unexpected humor and shocks, all delivered with great mood and economy.
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