#the invisible man returns

[goryhorroor]

“there are several reasons why the horror genre declined – in both quality and popularity – at the tail end of the 1930s & into the 40s. firstly, the narrative conventions became so well established that they appeared formulaic and predictable, especially when the same-old same-old monsters were put into rotation time and time again. then, political strife curtailed a lot of european filmmaking. thirdly, movies with supernatural, violent, science fiction or fantasy elements became a target for literal-minded censors, who were concerned that the masses might believe or, still worse, imitate the horrors they witnessed on the silver screen.”

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Vincent Price as The Invisible Man -

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

[fanofspooky]

Scream King - Vincent Price

[weirdlookindog]

The Invisible Man Returns (1940) - Australian Daybill

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The Invisible Man Returns (1940) Joe May

August 28th 2024

[theinvisiblemenace]

Chapters: 1/2 Fandom: The Invisible Man (1933), The Invisible Man Returns (1940) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Frank Griffin, Richard Cobb, Inspector Sampson Additional Tags: Fix-It of Sorts, Mentioned Jack Griffin | The Invisible Man, Mentioned Flora Cranley, Mentioned Geoffrey Radcliffe, Mentioned Helen Manson, Mentioned Michael Radcliffe, Frank Griffin Is The World's Worst Liar Series: Part 2 of Jack Lives AU Summary:

Jack survived. Frank, his brother, is the world's shittiest liar.

[horrororman]

The Invisible Man Returns was released on January 12, 1940.

#VincentPrice #scifi #sciencefiction #horror

[roxysretrodrive-in]

Retro Trailer: The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

Disclaimer: I am not associated with the uploader nor the creators of this trailer.

[monsterasia-zero]

October is 31 Days Of Darkness as we countdown the Universal Classic Monsters films! Night 15 continues with 1940’s The Invisible Man Returns, directed by Joe May

[thewarmestplacetohide]

Dread by the Decade: The Invisible Man Returns

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★★

Plot: The brother of the Invisible Man uses his invisibility potion to save a friend from execution.

Review: Despite some entertaining beats, this sequel struggles to justify its existence. At best, it lumbers along, hemorrhaging from a Rains-shaped hole.

Sequel to: The Invisible Man (1933) Year: 1940 Genre: Sci-Fi Horror Country: United States Language: English Runtime: 1 hour 21 minutes

Director: Joe May Writers: Lester K. Cole, Curt Siodmak Cinematographer: Milton Krasner Editor: Frank Gross Composers: Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner Cast: Vincent Price, Nan Grey, John Sutton, Cedric Hardwicke, Cecil Kellaway, Alan Napier

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Story: 2/5 - Its connection to its predecessor is contrived, and, on its own, it lacks tension and compelling characters.

Performances: 3/5 - Price is simply not as effective as Rains, his performance being fairly one-note. Everyone else is either generic or a caricature of the working class.

Cinematography: 3/5 - Fine. One would think an invisible protagonist would inspire more creativity.

Editing: 3.5/5

Music: 3/5

Effects & Props: 3/5 - Decent enough for the time but substandard compared to the legendary effects of its predecessor.

Sets: 2.5/5 - Rooms often feel like the disconnected sets they are.

Costumes, Hair, & Make-Up: 2.5/5 - Much of it looks like it's from a cheap theater production. The Invisible Man resembles a cosplay.

Trigger Warnings:

Very mild violence

Animal experimentation

Alcoholism

Classist portrayal of working class people

Medical scenes (involve needles)

[contentabnormal]

Vincent Price as Sir Geoffrey Radcliffe in The Invisible Man Returns

Watercolors on Paper, 8.5" x 11", 2023

By Josh Ryals

[darchildre]

I've completed the project I've been working on in the evenings this week and am at a bit of a loose end, so tonight I am watching The Invisble Man Returns! As ever, "sara's cinema corner" is the tag to block if you don't want to follow along at home.

I have deliberately not read anything about this film, including a cast list. The only thing I know is that it came out in 1940, seven years after the release of the original. I am going in completely fresh.

Now taking bets on which kind of Universal sequel it's going to be:

Dracula's Daughter style, where we pick up literally minutes after the original left off

Bride of Frankenstein style, where we retcon the ending of the previous film

Or Son of Dracula style, where we use the same monster (technically) but the audience isn't required to have watched the earlier films at all

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Vincent Price - The Invisible Man Returns (1940) dir. Joe May

[animals-in-old-films]

Towser the dog and a white cat in The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

[weirdlookindog]

The Invisible Man Returns (1940) R-1948

[mourningmaybells]

Dracula's Daughter 🤝 Bride of Frankenstein 🤝 The Invisible Man Returns

"maybe the sad gay monsters deserve a bit more sympathy this time"