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The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns

They hear him! They feel him! But they can't stop him!

19406.31h 21m

Overview

The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.

Directed by Joe May
Written by Curt Siodmak, Lester Cole, Joe May
Box OfficeBudget: $282K0

Top Cast

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Richard Cobb

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Geoffrey Radcliffe

Nan Grey

Nan Grey

Helen Manson

John Sutton

John Sutton

Dr. Frank Griffin

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Inspector Sampson

Alan Napier

Alan Napier

Willie Spears

Forrester Harvey

Forrester Harvey

Ben Jenkins

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Jimmy Aubrey

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

W

Walter Bacon

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

monsterinsanityscotland yardsequelmurderon the runblack and whitescientistmadnessinvisible personframed for murderescape from jailinvisibilityinvisible manbewildered

About The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns is a horror, science fiction film released in 1940 exploring themes of monster, insanity, scotland yard, sequel, murder, on the run. Directed by Joe May, it stars Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey. The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.

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