#The Invisible Ray

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The Invisible Ray (1936) dir. Lambert Hillyer

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The Invisible Ray (1936)

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Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in The Invisible Ray (1936)

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📼 Notable films that were released on January 20th...

The Invisible Ray (1936).

The Tomb of Ligeia (1965)(US).

The Terror Within (1989).

The Prophecy II (1998).

Underworld: Evolution (2006).

Underworld: Awakening (2012).

Split (2017).

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BORIS KARLOFF: NOVEMBER 23, 1887 - FEBRUARY 2, 1969

PERSONAL FAVORITE MOVIES: FRANKENSTEIN (1931), THE CRIMINAL CODE (1931), THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932), THE MASK OF FU MANCHU (1932), THE MUMMY (1932), THE GHOUL (1933), THE LOST PATROL (1934), THE BLACK CAT (1934), BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935), THE RAVEN (1935), THE BLACK ROOM (1935), THE INVISIBLE RAY (1936), SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939) TOWER OF LONDON (1939), BEFORE I HANG (1940), THE APE (1940), THE DEVIL COMMANDS (1941), THE HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944), THE CLIMAX (1944), THE BODY SNATCHER (1945), ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945), BEDLAM (1946), DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME (1947), ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER, BORIS KARLOFF (1949), THE STRANGE DOOR (1951), ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1953), THE HAUNTED STRANGLER (1958), FRANKENSTEIN 1970 (1958), CORRIDORS OF BLOOD (1958), THE RAVEN (1963), THE TERROR (1963), BLACK SABBATH (1963) THE COMEDY OF TERRORS (1963), DIE, MONSTER, DIE! (1965), MAD MONSTER PARTY? (1967), CURSE OF THE CRIMSON CULT (1968), TARGETS (1968)

PERSONAL FAVORITE TV APPEARANCES: STARRING BORIS KARLOFF (1949.....13 EPISODES), TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (1954), THE GEORGE GOBEL SHOW (1954), I'VE GOT A SECRET (1955), THE RED SKELTON SHOW (1956), THE $64, 000 QUESTION (1956), HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE LARK (1957), THIS IS YOUR LIFE (1957), THE VEIL (1958....12 EPISODES), THRILLER (1960 - 1962....66 EPISODES AS HOST, 5 EPISODES ACTED), HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1962), ROUTE 66: LIZARD'S LEG AND OWLET'S WING (1962...AS FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER), THE GARRY MOORE SHOW (1964), THE TONIGHT SHOW (1964), THE WILD WILD WEST (1966), THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1966), DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (1966), I SPY (1968), THE RED SKELTON SHOW (1968), THE JONATHAN WINTERS SHOW (1968), THE NAME OF THE GAME: THE WHITE BIRCH (1968)

BROADWAY APPEARANCES: PETER PAN  (APRIL 24, 1950-JANUARY 27, 1951..... 321 PERFORMANCES AT THE IMPERIAL AND ST. JAMES THEATRES IN N.Y., CO-STARRED JEAN ARTHUR AS PETER PAN AND BORIS KARLOFF AS CAPTAIN HOOK),

THE LARK (NOVEMBER 17, 1955 - JUNE 2, 1956..... 229 PERFORMANCES AT THE LONGACRE THEATRE IN NY, FEATURING JULIE HARRIS AS JOAN OF ARC, AND BORIS KARLOFF AS BISHOP CAUCHON)

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On January 20, 1936, The Invisible Ray debuted in the United States.

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Dread by the Decade: The Invisible Ray

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★★½

Plot: A brilliant astronomer driven mad by radiation embarks on a quest for revenge.

Review: This run-of-the-mill science fiction tale is made frustrating by its racist tropes and refusal to explore its more unique ideas.

Year: 1936 Genre: Sci-Fi Horror Country: United States Language: English Runtime: 1 hour 19 minutes

Director: Lambert Hillyer Writer: John Colton Cinematographer: George Robinson Editor: Bernard Burton Composer: Franz Waxman Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Frances Drake, Frank Lawton, Violet Kemble Cooper, Walter Kingsford

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Story: 2.5/5 - Abandons its most interesting concepts in favor of a generic revenge plot and tired mad scientist tropes.

Performances: 2.5/5 - Most of the actors are professional but none are particularly evocative. Lugosi is oddly flat.

Cinematography: 3.5/5 - One of the film's greatest strengths, with well-balanced shot composition and good shadow usage.

Editing: 3.5/5 - Coherent with good dissolves.

Music: 3/5

Effects & Props: 4/5 - Memorable effects, including sparks, melting rock, and laser beams.

Sets: 3/5 - Generic save for great, if underutilized, lab and castle sets.

Costumes, Hair, & Make-Up: 3/5

Trigger Warnings:

Mild violence

Racist depiction of black African people

Uncritical portrayal of European colonialism

Animal death

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My Top 5 Favorite Boris Karloff Movies (That AREN'T The Mummy or Frankenstein)

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The Invisible Ray (1936) dir. Lambert Hillyer

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Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in The Invisible Ray (1936)

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The Invisible Ray was released on January 20, 1936.

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