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The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

January 12, 1940 (US) Horror, Science Fiction • 81m

Overview

The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.

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Top Billed Cast

Vincent Price
Vincent Price

Geoffrey Radcliffe

Nan Grey
Nan Grey

Helen Manson

John Sutton
John Sutton

Dr. Frank Griffin

Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway

Inspector Sampson

Alan Napier
Alan Napier

Willie Spears

Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey
Jimmy Aubrey

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Walter Bacon
Walter Bacon

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Billy Bevan
Billy Bevan

Jim (uncredited)

Clara Blore
Clara Blore

Woman (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone

Minor Role (uncredited)

Matthew Boulton
Matthew Boulton

Policeman (uncredited)

Ed Brady
Ed Brady

Policeman (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
Chet Brandenburg

Miner at Colliery (uncredited)

Louise Brien
Louise Brien

Griffin's Secretary (uncredited)

Charles Brokaw
Charles Brokaw

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jean Brooks
Jean Brooks

Minor Role (uncredited)

Tom Coleman
Tom Coleman

Miner at Colliery (uncredited)

Frank Coletti
Frank Coletti

Minor Role (uncredited)

Harry Cording
Harry Cording

Miner (uncredited)

Paul England
Paul England

Detective (uncredited)

Rex Evans
Rex Evans

Constable Briggs (uncredited)

Mary Field
Mary Field

Passerby at Willie's House (uncredited)

Edward Fielding
Edward Fielding

Prison Governor (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman
Raoul Freeman

Detective (uncredited)

Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon

Cookie (uncredited)

Sidney Grayler
Sidney Grayler

Minor Role (uncredited)

Kit Guard
Kit Guard

Miner at Colliery (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
Frank Hagney

Bill (uncredited)

Bobby Hale
Bobby Hale

Miner at Colliery (uncredited)

Barry Hays
Barry Hays

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Hill
Frank Hill

Policeman (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson
Leyland Hodgson

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Hugh Huntley
Hugh Huntley

Secretary (uncredited)

George Hyde
George Hyde

Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)

Ellis Irving
Ellis Irving

Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin
Boyd Irwin

Minor Role (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone
Dick Johnstone

Miner at Colliery (uncredited)

Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

George Kirby
George Kirby

Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)

Bruce Lester
Bruce Lester

Chaplain (uncredited)

George Lloyd
George Lloyd

Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)

Jack Low
Jack Low

Miner at Colliery (uncredited)

Edmund MacDonald
Edmund MacDonald

Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)

William Newell
William Newell

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor

Constable at Coal Train (uncredited)

Alexander Pollard
Alexander Pollard

Footman (uncredited)

Frances Robinson
Frances Robinson

Clinic Nurse (uncredited)

Robert Robinson
Robert Robinson

Miner at Colliery (uncredited)

Ivan F. Simpson
Ivan F. Simpson

Mr. Cotton (uncredited)

Harry Stubbs
Harry Stubbs

Constable Tewsbury (uncredited)

Denis Tankard
Denis Tankard

Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)

Cyril Thornton
Cyril Thornton

Policeman (uncredited)

David Thursby
David Thursby

Bob (uncredited)

Crane Whitley
Crane Whitley

Minor Role (uncredited)

Eric Wilton
Eric Wilton

Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)

Crew
Joe May
Joe May

Director

Curt Siodmak
Curt Siodmak

Screenplay

Lester Cole
Lester Cole

Screenplay

Jack Otterson
Jack Otterson

Art Direction

Vera West
Vera West

Costume Design

Frank Skinner
Frank Skinner

Original Music Composer

Hans J. Salter
Hans J. Salter

Original Music Composer

Milton Krasner
Milton Krasner

Director of Photography

Russell A. Gausman
Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells

Characters

John P. Fulton
John P. Fulton

Visual Effects

Cedric Belfrage
Cedric Belfrage

Additional Writing

Ken Goldsmith
Ken Goldsmith

Associate Producer

Phil Karlson
Phil Karlson

Assistant Director

Martin Obzina
Martin Obzina

Art Direction

Bernard B. Brown
Bernard B. Brown

Sound Supervisor

William Hedgcock
William Hedgcock

Sound Engineer

Cleo E. Baker
Cleo E. Baker

Visual Effects

David S. Horsley
David S. Horsley

Special Effects

Charles Previn
Charles Previn

Music Director



Reviews

John Chard

⭐ 7/10

October 1, 2018

Tasty sequel, far from lazy.

Falsely imprisoned for fratricide, Geoffrey Radcliffe (Vincent Price) takes a drug to make him invisible and thus escape. But as he sets about trying to clear his name, the side effect of the drug, gradual madness, threatens to usurp his plans.

It was never going to be up on the same level as the first film, The Invisible Man (1933), a genuine classic Universal Studio production that does justice to the great H.… read the rest.

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

June 23, 2022

This is quite a good, if a little preposterous sequel. Vincent Price - or, that is, his voice - owns a successful mining business who is framed for killing his brother. With but two hours to go before he goes to the gallows, he turns to his friend who has devised a secret drug that can render the user invisible - but at a cost: continued exposure leads to madness. Once he has used the drug to escape from prison, he attempts to track down the real… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$281,743

Revenue

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