The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Cedric Hardwicke
Richard Cobb
Vincent Price
Geoffrey Radcliffe
Nan Grey
Helen Manson
John Sutton
Doctor Frank Griffin
Cecil Kellaway
Scotland Yard Inspector Sampson
Alan Napier
Willie Spears
Forrester Harvey
Ben Jenkins
Ernie Adams
Minor Role
Jimmy Aubrey
Plainclothesman
Billy Bevan
Jim (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Fight Spectator
Clara Blore
Woman (uncredited)
Joe May
Director
Stanley Blystone
Minor Role (uncredited)
H.G. Wells
Writer
Matthew Boulton
Policeman (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Policeman (uncredited)
Curt Siodmak
Writer
Chet Brandenburg
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Lester Cole
Writer
Hans J. Salter
Composer
Louise Brien
Griffin's Secretary (uncredited)
Frank Skinner
Composer
Charles Brokaw
Minor Role (uncredited)
Milton Krasner
Cinematographer
Jean Brooks
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Gross
Editor
Tom Coleman
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Frank Coletti
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Miner (uncredited)
Paul England
Detective (uncredited)
Rex Evans
Constable Briggs (uncredited)
Mary Field
Passerby at Willie's House (uncredited)
Edward Fielding
Prison Governor (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Detective (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Cookie (uncredited)
Sidney Grayler
Minor Role (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Bill (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Barry Hays
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Hill
Policeman (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Hugh Huntley
Secretary (uncredited)
George Hyde
Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)
Ellis Irving
Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
George Kirby
Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)
Bruce Lester
Chaplain (uncredited)
George Lloyd
Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)
Jack Low
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Edmund MacDonald
Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)
William Newell
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Constable at Coal Train (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
Footman (uncredited)
Frances Robinson
Clinic Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
Miner at Colliery (uncredited)
Ivan F. Simpson
Mr. Cotton (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs
Constable Tewsbury (uncredited)
Denis Tankard
Miner at Radcliffe Colliery (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton
Policeman (uncredited)
David Thursby
Bob (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 12, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 21m
Content RatingNR
Budget$281,743
Genres
Wiki.
The Invisible Man Returns is a 1940 American horror science fiction film directed by Joe May. The film stars Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey and John Sutton. The film is a sequel to the 1933 film The Invisible Man, and the second film in the Invisible Man film series. The film is about Sir Geoffrey Radcliffe (Price) who is condemned for a murder he did not commit, which leads to him begging Dr. Frank Griffin (Sutton) to inject him with the invisibility serum despite Griffin's warning that the serum will drive him mad.
Following the commercial success of Son of Frankenstein, Universal Studios announced the development of The Invisible Man Returns in March 1939. The film went through a few screenwriters and directors before choosing Joe May to direct and Lester K. Cole and Curt Siodmak to write the script. Production went behind schedule early into the production and led to late night filming and production ending in November. The film was released on January 12, 1940. The special effects by John P. Fulton, Bernard B. Brown and William Hedgcock received an Oscar nomination in the category Best Special Effects.