Rish Outfield's reviews
This was a cool movie! A scientist gains invisibility by ingesting a plant extract, but it has madness-inducing side-effects. The police and his former colleagues try and catch him before more damage is done. It was very British, and tended to be somewhat intelligent (I'm not sure if the two are related). It did get pretty slow at points, since audiences today aren't used to the novelty of talking in film. It was neat to see Clarence the Angel from It's A Wonderful Life again, but that's just me. Gloria Stuart plays the love interest, but that subplot really never goes anywhere. There was a loud, screeching tavern mistress, who was supposed to be funny (that's my guess), but was painful to hear. One thing that surprised me were the remarkable invisibility effects--very well-done, especially considering the time this film was made. Claude Raines was very good as the unseen man, who was obviously insane, but likable all the same. Although he killed a lot of people, I really wanted the Invisible Man to triumph. He was delightfully wicked, with his crazed laugh and diabolical dialogue. I think, due to the Hayes Code, evil could 'not go unpunished,' but I sure wanted him to get away, win the girl, and get revenge on his enemies. In the end, I enjoyed this film a great deal, but thought it ended too abruptly. Well, I'm sure there's a "Son of the Invisible Man" out there. There always is.
Best Scare: When he unravels his bandages the first time, and you can see there's nothing underneath. That was neat, and might have been terrifying in the 1930's.