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The Invisible Man Returns

1940 · 81 min

A classic invisible-man thriller that blends mystery and creeping dread with a race against madness.

Directed by
Joe May
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey
Tagline
They hear him! They feel him! But they can't stop him!
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.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Joe May
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • madness
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour2
Realism4
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Joe May
Written by
Lester Cole, Curt Siodmak
Starring
Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey, John Sutton, Cecil Kellaway, Alan Napier, Forrester Harvey, Ernie Adams
Music
Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner
Cinematography
Milton Krasner
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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