Der Unsichtbare kehrt zurück (1940)

Der Unsichtbare kehrt zurück: Directed by Joe May. With Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey, John Sutton. The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.

“It took Universal Studios seven years to produce this sequel to The Invisible Man, but in some regards, it was worth the wait. Geoffrey Radcliffe (Vincent Price) is an innocent man condemned to death for a murder he didnu0026#39;t commit. At the last minute, Radcliffeu0026#39;s gal pal, Helen (Nan Grey), and the friendly mad doctor, Frank Griffin (John Sutton), decide the only way to save Radcliffe is by injecting him with the invisibility serum invented by Jack Griffin. Radcliffeu0026#39;s invisibility enables him to escape the gallows and easily elude the police led by the wily Inspector Sampson (Cecil Kelloway). Radcliffe figures out the identity of the murderer but his behavior soon borders on madness, unsettling Dr. Griffin and Helen. Should they continue to aid Radcliffe or rat him out to the constabulary? Will Radcliffe remain sane long enough to clear his name or will the law have to gun him down like his phantom predecessor, Jack Griffin? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enThis is a real rarity among sequels in that it is nearly as good as the original. Itu0026#39;s one of my favorites in this genre. The story moves along briskly, features some intriguing scenes, and offers some occasional humor. The acting is solid. The special effects though primitive by todayu0026#39;s standards are still effective. That doesnu0026#39;t mean it is without it share of faults. Chief among them is why they didnu0026#39;t inject Radcliffe earlier instead of waiting till the day of his execution? Or better yet, inject Helen, so she might solve the crime. Speaking of solving the crime, Radcliffe uncovers the real murdereru0026#39;s identity much too easily. Still, I would love to see Universal Studios remake this someday with a woman as the unseen protagonist/fugitive-Thandie Newton would be my choice. But, knowing Universal Studios, I probably couldnu0026#39;t get that lucky.”