USA, 1940
72m
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono, English
An American science fiction film directed by A. Edward Sutherland.
Plot Summary
Professor Gibbs invents an machine that can render people invisible. Looking for a test subject, he gets beautiful model Kitty Carroll who wants to get revenge on the people who have crossed her. But when a trio of gangsters steal the machine, they too fall foul of invisible woman.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: A. Edward Sutherland
Copyright MCMXL [1940] by Universal Pictures Company, Inc.
A Universal picture
Associate Producer: Burt Kelly
Screen Play: Robert Lees, Fred Rinaldo, Gertrude Purcell
Original Story: Kurt Siodmak, Joe May
Assistant Director: Joseph McDonough
Director of Photography: Elwood Bredell
Film Editor: Frank Gross
Music: Charles Previn *, Frank Skinner *
Musical Director: Charles Previn
Sound Supervisor: Bernard B. Brown
Technician: Joseph Lapis
Western Electric Recording
Gowns: Vera West
Special Effects: David S. Horsley *
Special Photographic Effects: John P. Fulton
Optical Cinematography: Roswell A. Hoffmann *
Art Director: Jack Otterson
Associate: Richard H. Riedel
Set Decorations: R.A. Gausman [real name: Russell A. Gausman]
Cast
Virginia Bruce (Kitty Carroll)
John Barrymore (Professor Gibbs)
John Howard (Richard Russell)
Charlie Ruggles (George)
Oscar Homolka (Blackie Cole)
Edward Brophy (Bill)
Donald MacBride (Foghorn)
Margaret Hamilton (Mrs Jackson)
Shemp Howard (Frankie[/Hammerhead])
Anne Nagel (Jean)
Kathryn Adams (Peggy)
Maria Montez (Marie)
Charles Lane (Mr Growley)
Mary Gordon (Mrs Bates)
Thurston Hall (Hudson)
Eddie Conrad (Hernandez)
Alternative Titles
La donna invisibile – Italy
La mujer invisible – Spain
Näkymätön nainen – Finland
Den Osynliga kvinnan – Sweden
Die Unsichtbare Frau – West Germany (television)
Links
Sequel to
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
Sequels
Invisible Agent (1942)
The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944)
Extracts included in
Coming Soon (1982)
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein no.11 p.38
- The Dark Side no.66 p.27 – review
- Video Watchdog no.20 p.13 – review
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.107
- Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008 by Bruce G. Hallenbeck pp.30-32 – review
- Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography by Alan G. Fetrow p.232
- Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.196
- The Horror Factory by Bruce Dettman and Michael Bedford pp.83-84 – article
- The Monster Movies of Universal Studios by James L. Neibaur pp.75-79 – illustrated credits, article
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.222 – credits
- Universal Horrors by Michael Brunas, John Brunas, Tom Weaver – article
- Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror by Michael Mallory pp.138-140 – illustrated article
