After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.
Practical Effects
1933 wire work and matte tricks still look eerily seamless.
Acting
Claude Rains builds a whole character with just his voice.
Direction
Whale balances genuine horror with pitch-black comedy.
Director
James Whale
Claude Rains
Dr. Jack Griffin
Gloria Stuart
Flora Cranley
William Harrigan
Dr. Arthur Kemp
Henry Travers
Dr. Cranley
Una O'Connor
Jenny Hall
Forrester Harvey
Herbert Hall
Holmes Herbert
Chief of Police
E. E. Clive
Constable Jaffers
Dudley Digges
Chief Detective
Harry Stubbs
Inspector Bird
Donald Stuart
Inspector Lane
Merle Tottenham
Millie
Robert Adair
Detective Thompson (uncredited)
Edgar Barrier
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Ted Billings
Villager Playing Darts (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Claude Rains was uncredited in the opening titles — the studio thought his face being hidden was a gimmick, not knowing he'd become their biggest star.
This was Universal's last horror hit before the Hays Code cracked down, which is why Griffin gets away with so much on-screen murder.
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