The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns was a 1940 horror, science fiction film from New Universal. It was written as a sequel to the 1933 film The Invisible Man, which was based on the novel The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells. The studio had signed a multi-picture contract with Wells, and they were hoping that this film would do as well as the first. It would be followed by the comedic The Invisible Woman later the same year.

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1940 - Horror - Science fiction film - 1933 - The Invisible Man - The Invisible Man - H. G. Wells - The Invisible Woman

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The screen play for this movie was written by Lester Cole and Curt Siodmak (as Kurt Siodmak). The film director was Joe May, who had previously directed the successful Son of Frankenstein and The House of the Seven Gables. (May's native language was German, and he spoke little English.) The cast of the film included Vincent Price, Cecil Kellaway, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nan Grey, Alan Napier and John Sutton.

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Lester Cole - Curt Siodmak - Joe May - Son of Frankenstein - The House of the Seven Gables - German - English - Vincent Price - Cecil Kellaway - Cedric Hardwicke - Nan Grey - Alan Napier - John Sutton

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The movie ran for 81 minutes in black and white with mono sound. The production ran slightly over budget, costing $270,000, but it returned good box office revenues. The special effects by John P. Fulton received an Oscar nomination.

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A modified remake of this film was released in 1951 as Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man.

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1951 - Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

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