Invisible Agent (1942)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Edwin L. Marin

Writers:

H.G. Wells (novel)
Curt Siodmak (writer)

Release Date:

7 August 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller | War

Plot:

The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany in this comedy-thriller.

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Spy | Invisible Man | Germany | Pearl Harbor

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Ilona Massey	...	Maria Sorenson
Jon Hall	...	Frank Raymond
Peter Lorre	...	Baron Ikito
Cedric Hardwicke	...	Conrad Stauffer
J. Edward Bromberg	...	Karl Heiser
Albert Bassermann	...	Arnold Schmidt (as Albert Basserman)
John Litel	...	John Gardiner
Holmes Herbert	...	Sir Alfred Spencer
Keye Luke	...	Surgeon

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Sweden:15

Company:

Frank Lloyd Productions

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: During the "three on a steak" dinner, a fly is visible on a casserole dish. Unusual for "cold German winters".

Quotes:

[first lines]
Newsboy: Extra! "Oregon State Invites Duke to Rose Bowl." Extra! Late edition! "Oregon State Invites Duke to Rose Bowl."

Movie Connections:

Featured in Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! (2000) (V)

Pretty good

I actually didn't even know about this film, let alone not knowing its ties to the Universal Studios' Invisible Man series. I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Sure, it's not Claude Rains' "The Invisible Man" film, or even Vincent Price's "The Invisible Man Returns." It's not really even a horror film. But this movie had a pretty decent story.

It was about a man who is the grandson of the original Invisible Man They referred to the original as "Frank Griffen" in this story, but the original was actually named "Jack Griffen," and his brother was named Frank in "The Invisible Man Returns." Why they were inconsistent, I'm not sure. Anyhow, the grandson gets offered a fortune to sell his grandfather's secret formula to the Nazis, but refuses and goes undercover as a spy for the United States using the formula to spy on the Nazis to find out their plan of attack on the U.S. Very good plot.

With some good special effects and some great, the technical aspects of this film were at least just as good as the previous films. We even got some good warfare explosions. And the story was definitely enjoyable. So despite inconsistencies with previous Invisible Man films, this film is definitely worth a look.