Rains, with his clear, sensitively inflected voice, was lucky: it made him a star.
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06/24/06
The Invisible Man (1933)
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Reviews Counted: 26 Fresh: 26 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.5/10
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James Whale's classic The Invisible Man features still-sharp special effects, loads of tension, a goofy sense of humor, and a memorable debut from Claude Rains.
Runtime: 72 mins
Synopsis: With THE INVISIBLE MAN (the first film in a series), James Whale (FRANKENSTEIN) provides another stylish, blackly comic entry in the popular Universal horror cycle of the 1930s. When a mysterious man, face wrapped in bandages and wearing dark goggles, arrives in a small English village one... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Una O'Connor, Henry Travers
Reviews
Top Critic
James Whale's 1933 film plays more like a British folk comedy than a horror movie; it's full of the same deft character twists that made his Bride of Frankenstein a classic.
06/04/07
It is hardly necessary to dwell upon the performances of the cast beyond saying that they all rise to the demands of their parts. As for the settings, they seem very real, and the direction and acting of the uniformed police force are unusually good.
01/28/06
Top Critic
Repleto de momentos deliciosamente bem-humorados (obra de James Whale), o filme tem bons efeitos visuais - mesmo para os padrões atuais – e uma performance marcante, mesmo que “invisível”, de Claude Rains.
07/20/03
The story is one of those great mad scientist tales in which the potion invented with the best intentions for its enhancement of human life becomes instead an evil force bent on its destruction.
03/10/03
The special effects hold up surprisingly well, and the story is as compelling as ever.
12/30/02
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