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

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Bela Lugosi as Dr. Felix Benet in The Invisible Ray 1936

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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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The Invisible Ray (1936)

"It was on such a night that Janos first caught his ray from Andromeda. Your father worked the guides. I held the detecting lens and... never saw again."

"Dear Mother Rukh."

"My son will not learn until too late, I fear, that the universe is very large, and there are some secrets we are not meant to probe."

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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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