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The Invisible Man Returns (1940) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by Joe May .

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Vincent Price Disappears...in The Invisible Man Returns

By Rick29 on Oct 15, 2015 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

While James Whale's Bride of Frankenstein is widely regarded as a masterpiece, I'm always surprised that his adaptation of H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man (1933) remains largely overlooked. Personally, I may even prefer it over Bride, given its striking visuals and Claude Rains' standout performance (... Read full article


The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

By Beatrice on May 12, 2014 From Flickers in Time

The Invisible Man Returns Directed by Joe May Written by Joe May, Curt Siodmak, and Lester Cole based on characters by H.G. Wells 1940/USA Universal Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Vincent Price, with his mellifluous voice, makes a worthy successor to Claude Rains in the title role. ?I thought... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS (1940)

By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 3, 2014 From Virtual Virago

This sequel to the 1933 classic, The Invisible Man, stars Vincent Price as the latest victim of the invisibility formula that brings madness and doom to those who use it, a fate already experienced by Claude Rains in the original outing. Much like the first film, The Invisible Man Returns is primari... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS (1940)

By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 3, 2014 From Virtual Virago

This sequel to the 1933 classic, The Invisible Man, stars Vincent Price as the latest victim of the invisibility formula that brings madness and doom to those who use it, a fate already experienced by Claude Rains in the original outing. Much like the first film, The Invisible Man Returns is primari... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS (1940)

By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 3, 2014 From Virtual Virago

This sequel to the 1933 classic, The Invisible Man, stars Vincent Price as the latest victim of the invisibility formula that brings madness and doom to those who use it, a fate already experienced by Claude Rains in the original outing. Much like the first film, The Invisible Man Returns is primari... Read full article


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Shooting lasted from Oct. -Dec. , 1939, released Jan. 15, 1940. Vincent Price made this film right after James Whale's "Green Hell, " which saw release one day before, on Jan. 14.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
Vincent Price's first horror film, 13 years before House of Wax typecast him in the genre. He also provided the voice of the Invisble Man in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein.
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