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The Invisible Woman

1940 · 72 min

A breezy, silly screwball caper where invisibility gags and goofy gangsters keep things light and forgettable.

Tagline
She Has an Invisible Touch
Overview
Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her invisibility to exact revenge on her ex-boss.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • identity
  • deception
  • family
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism3
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror, science fiction
Directed by
A. Edward Sutherland
Written by
Robert Lees, Gertrude Purcell, Frederic I. Rinaldo
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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