Movie Review – The Invisible Man (1933)
Back in 1897, science-fiction author H.G. Wells introduced the world to The Invisible Man, an optic scientist who was able to make himself completely invisible. The scientist is unable to reverse the effects, and he goes insane and on a killing rampage in the English countryside.
This story was made into a film of the same name in 1933.
The Invisible Man (1933) – movie poster
Directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr., The Invisible Man stars Claude Rains as Dr. Jack Griffin / The Invisible Man. Co-starring in the film are Gloria Stuart as Flora Cranley, William Harrigan as Dr. Arthur Kemp, Henry Travers as Dr. Cranley, and Edward E. Clive as Constable Jaffers.
The Invisible Man (1933) – (c) Universal Pictures
The Invisible Man begins on a snowy night as a mysterious man, Dr. Jack Griffin (Claude Rains) checks into a room at The Lion’s Head, an inn in the English village of Iping. His appearance is rather startling as he’s wrapped in bandages around his head, he’s wearing dark glasses at night, and his hands are hidden behind gloves. Despite his strong request for a room with a warm fireplace, the innkeepers, Mr. Hall (Forrester Harvey) and his wife (Una O’Connor), furnish him with a room and a hot meal. The patrons at the bar speculate that the mysterious man recently escaped from a prison, and that’s why he’s hiding at the inn. Read more…
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