For being a film from 1933, The Invisible Man is a very good film. This DVD collection contains four other movies and a documentary.
The Invisible Man itself is not quite as good as its successors, however, it is well written and at times surprisingly original. The drawbacks are the Innkeeper's wife, who was (according to the documentary) hired for the entire reason I did not like her: she overreacts to everything. She's superstitious, overly suspicious of anyone, and screams an annoying scream that drives even the other prople in the inn batty. There is some mild humor and a bit of drama in The Invisible Man and Claude Rains does a passable job, with that voice that just creeps under your skin...
Claude Rains practically owns his film debut in The Invisible Man, despite the fact that his face (let alone his body) is seen only for seconds in the final moments. As the brilliant scientist who discovers the secret of invisibility, Rains steps into the film wrapped up like a mummy behind a layer of bandages and blanketed in heavy clothes. When he removes his garments, there's nothing underneath, a simple but effective bit of 1930s movie magic that, apart from a few glitches, works as well today as it did in 1933. Like Frankenstein, another cautionary tale of science gone horribly wrong, the consequences of the doctor's experiments are dire: the chemicals drive him insane. Director James Whale infuses the film with plenty of humor, much of it arising from the quaint quirks... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Claude Rains - Gloria Stuart Director(s): James Whale DVD Release Date: Released the 28 August 2001 This item is currently not available.
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James Whale, who had audiences shivering in their boots the year before with the gothic classic Frankenstein, took a baroque twist in this strange and sly haunted-house comedy. Boris Karloff took top billing in the supporting role of Morgan, the scarred mute butler with a penchant for drink and a vicious mean streak, but the film is really an ensemble piece. Melvyn Douglas is the wisecracking romantic lead who, with his traveling companions Raymond Massey and Gloria Stuart, takes refuge from a storm in the creepy old mansion lorded over by the gloriously flamboyant Ernest Thesiger and his dotty, fanatical sister Eva Moore. They are joined by more stranded passengers, a hearty Charles Laughton, whose Lancashire working-class accent and blunt manners set him apart from the social... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Boris Karloff - Melvyn Douglas - Charles Laughton - Lilian Bond - Gloria Stuart Director(s): James Whale DVD Release Date: Released the 23 August 1999 Usually ships in 24 hours
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