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Absolutely Fantastic

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This straight forward drama from Universal is considered a war-time propaganda piece. Another sequel following H.G. Welles' "THE INVISIBLE MAN". Jon Hall plays Frank Raymond, the grandson of the original invisible man, who volunteers his service to Axis and uses a strong formula that makes him invisible. Raymond's assignment is to invade German troops to obtain a list of German and Japanese spies doing business in America. Frank manages assistance in his task from the lovely Maria Sorenson (Iiona Massey), a German espionage agent, who is involved with two well-connected German officers.There are elements of humor as the American spy is invisible and antagonizing Nazi officers and troops. The Third Reich is stymied trying to protect their secrets.Other players include: Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Peter Lorre, J. Edward Bromberg, John Litel, Holmes Herbert, Mabel Colcord, Keye Luke, Albert Basserman and Milburn Stone.

Another really big-budget sequel to the original Invisible Man, this one has a screenplay that's witty yet adventurous and packed with hair's-breadth escapes. It also provides great opportunities for some of our favorite character players including a delightful trio of treacherous heavies: Peter Lorre, J. Edward Bromberg and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. It's also good to see the lovely Ilona Massey, who made only eleven Hollywood movies between 1937 and 1960 (this is the fifth), though it's disappointing that she doesn't get to sing. Never mind, she does wear some really lovely gowns. Jon Hall is personable enough as the reluctant hero, though he fails to handle the switch in his feelings towards the heroine with complete conviction.Marin's direction is admirably fast-paced (we suspect producer Frank Lloyd took a hand in the action sequences) and other credits, including Lester White's attractive photography, are equally outstanding. Special effects fans will not go away unhappy either.

Pretty decent flick that's fairly entertaining with good performances all around and likable characters. Now i will say this it's nothing that special but it's not a waste of time either It came with the Invisible Man legacy set so. The Direction is a little uneven some of the time but it's very acceptable and it makes for a watchable romp. Once again this is not a horror film more like a spy/like comedy in my opinion) The effects are top notch again with a great choice of casting as well. There is no gore. The Acting is GREAT. Ilona Massey is very beautiful and is also a fine actress and she had great chemistry with Jon Hall. Jon Hall does a very good job here and was very likable. Peter Lorre is a riot and is one of the all time great actors in my opinion he was excellent here providing lots of laughs. Cedric Hardwicke is a terrific actor he is great here and he was pretty intense as well. J. Edward Bromberg does fine here as the weasel. Overall worth the watch but really nothing all that special **1/2 out of 5

I actually didn't even know about this film, let alone not knowing its ties to the Universal Studios' Invisible Man series. I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Sure, it's not Claude Rains' "The Invisible Man" film, or even Vincent Price's "The Invisible Man Returns." It's not really even a horror film. But this movie had a pretty decent story.It was about a man who is the grandson of the original Invisible Man They referred to the original as "Frank Griffen" in this story, but the original was actually named "Jack Griffen," and his brother was named Frank in "The Invisible Man Returns." Why they were inconsistent, I'm not sure. Anyhow, the grandson gets offered a fortune to sell his grandfather's secret formula to the Nazis, but refuses and goes undercover as a spy for the United States using the formula to spy on the Nazis to find out their plan of attack on the U.S. Very good plot.With some good special effects and some great, the technical aspects of this film were at least just as good as the previous films. We even got some good warfare explosions. And the story was definitely enjoyable. So despite inconsistencies with previous Invisible Man films, this film is definitely worth a look.