Review #069: The Invisible Man.
Cast
Claude Rains (Dr. Jack Griffin / The Invisible Man), Gloria Stuart (Flora Cranley), William Harrigan (Dr. Arthur Kemp), Henry Travers (Dr. Cranley), Una O'Connor (Jenny Hall), Forrester Harvey (Herbert Hall), Dudley Digges (Chief Detective), and E. E. Clive (Constable Jaffers) Directed by James Whale.
Review
This is the first film I've covered from the 1930s, and it is a good one to cover. This film is a good adaptation (by H.G Wells) of the book and it entertains the viewer in a 71 minute span. The acting is good (save for Una O'Conner, who screams just a bit too much for my taste) for 1933. Rains is a fine main character. The special effects are great for its time. Actually, they still look great, even for today. The film is dramatic, smart, and a bit cunning. On the whole, this is a fairly capable horror film.
Overall, I give it 9 out of 10 stars.
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