The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

Director:

Ford Beebe

Writers:

Bertram Millhauser (writer)
H.G. Wells (characters)

Release Date:

9 June 1944 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

An eager scientist (John Carradine) tests his new formula for invisibility on an escaped fugitive (Jon Hall)...

Plot Keywords:

Animal Experimentation | Murder | Sequel | Blackmail | Blood Transfusion

Cast

Jon Hall	...	Robert Griffin aka Martin Field
Leon Errol	...	Herbert Higgins
John Carradine	...	Dr. Peter Drury
Alan Curtis	...	Mark Foster
Evelyn Ankers	...	Julie Herrick
Gale Sondergaard	...	Lady Irene Herrick
Lester Matthews	...	Sir Jasper Herrick
Halliwell Hobbes	...	Cleghorn, the butler
Leyland Hodgson	...	Sir Frederick Travers
Doris Lloyd	...	Maud, the barmaid
Ian Wolfe	...	Jim Feeney, lawyer
Billy Bevan	...	The Police Sergeant
Grey Shadow	...	Brutus, Drury's Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jimmy Aubrey	...	Wedderburn, The Innkeeper (uncredited)
Ted Billings	...	Bettor in Pub (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson	...	Norma, the maid (uncredited)
Leonard Carey	...	The Police Constable (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti	...	Malty Bill, shopkeeper (uncredited)
Janna DeLoos	...	Nellie (uncredited)
Tom Dillon	...	Ned Towle, darts expert (uncredited)
Mildred Dunnock	...	Norma, the chambermaid (uncredited)
Arthur Gould-Porter	...	Tom Meadows (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten	...	Gray, cabman (uncredited)
Guy Kingsford	...	Bill (uncredited)
Skelton Knaggs	...	Alf Perry, cabman (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien	...	Bettor in Pub (uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Yorke Sherwood	...	Jim Yarrow (uncredited)
Dan White	...	Pub Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Ford Beebe

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bertram Millhauser		writer
H.G. Wells		characters

Produced by
Ford Beebe	....	producer

Original Music by
Hans J. Salter		(as H.J. Salter)
William Lava		(uncredited)
Eric Zeisl		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Milton R. Krasner		(as Milton Krasner)

Film Editing by
Saul A. Goodkind		(as Saul Goodkind)

Art Direction by
John B. Goodman
Harold H. MacArthur

Set Decoration by
Russell A. Gausman
A.J. Gilmore

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Frank	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown	....	sound director
William Hedgcock	....	sound technician

Special Effects by
John P. Fulton	....	special effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vera West	....	gown supervisor

Music Department
Hans J. Salter	....	musical director (as H.J. Slater)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1944) (USA) (theatrical)
• Realart Pictures (1948) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Screen Gems (1957) (USA) (TV)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #10009) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:Btl | UK:H (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (2001) | USA:Unrated

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

This is considered Universal's last entry in the ‘Invisible Man’ series that had began 11 years earlier.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Jasper hands the signed confession to Griffin it suddenly goes from being a limp piece of paper to being a stiff sheet, the better to be supported by wires.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Best of Sex and Violence (1981)

Revenge on who? The audience?

From Claude Raines to Jon Hall? Egad! Evan Gale Sondergaard's delicious brand of luxurious menace can't save this turgid piece of tedium. Scream Evelyn, Scream. There's nothing else for you to do, and besides it might keep the audience awake. John Carradine and Gale Sondergaard were badly wasted in this yawner.