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The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns

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The Invisible Man Returns

"They hear him! They feel him! But they can't stop him!"

1940

1h 21m

6.3(143 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

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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Universal Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Richard Cobb

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

Forrester Harvey

Ben Jenkins

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Jimmy Aubrey

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Joe May
Written by: Curt Siodmak
Lester Cole

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