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An attractive model with an ulterior motive volunteers as guinea pig for an invisibility machine. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
Cooky Sci-Fi Romp which anticipates later B-Movie Genre moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Virginia Bruce | ... | Kitty Carroll | |
| John Barrymore | ... | Prof. Gibbs | |
| John Howard | ... | Richard Russell | |
| Charles Ruggles | ... | George (as Charlie Ruggles) | |
| Oskar Homolka | ... | 'Blackie' Cole | |
| Edward Brophy | ... | Bill | |
| Donald MacBride | ... | Foghorn | |
| Margaret Hamilton | ... | Mrs. Jackson | |
| Shemp Howard | ... | Frankie / 'Hammerhead' | |
| Anne Nagel | ... | Jean | |
| Kathryn Adams | ... | Peggy | |
| Maria Montez | ... | Marie | |
| Charles Lane | ... | Mr. Growley | |
| Mary Gordon | ... | Mrs. Bates | |
| Thurston Hall | ... | Hudson |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Despite the lightweight nature of the film, it was budgeted at $300,000.00, (about twice the amount of a typical Universal B-feature of the time) making it one of the studio's most expensive productions for 1940. moreGoofs:
Continuity: At the lodge, the invisible Kitty puts on stockings so Dick can "see" her but moments later when she faints she's completely undressed again. moreFAQ
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This is the Great Profile's(John Barrymore's) next to penultimate film. It's an enjoyable romp through some sci-fi shenanigans. A wonderful cast co-stars & supports ie: Carol Bruce, Charlie Ruggles, Margaret Hamilton, Charles Lane, Oscar Homolka, Shemp Howard...S-H-E-M-P H-O-W-A-R-D! and even a young unknown Maria Montez before all of the 'Ali Baba' type technicolor spectaculars. You really have to look at the row of models at Carol's job to spot Maria. I really enjoyed this film. It's like the serious original with Claude Rains but albeit with comic twists thrown in. The whole family can go to the theater and have some laughs. The techniques for making Carol Bruce invisible are really well done here but it should have been expected as Universal made the classic original in 1933. Someone mentioned that this could be remade with Charlize Theron. I agree. And it could also be remade with Barrymore's own granddaughter Drew. This movie has a pretty good A list cast. Barrymore was still a name to reckon with. The flick IMHO sort of anticipates the B-movie cheese factor sci fi movies soon to come in the 50s & 60s and even kiddie Saturday morning 70s fair like the Sid & Marty Krofft's 'Dr Shrinker'.