![]() ![]() Michael Hogan, who had worked on the adaptation of Rebecca, was later given screenwriting duties. Lipscomb announced who had previously done the films Les Misérables, A Tale of Two Cities, and Pygmalion. The screenwriter also went through several different writers, with W.P. Lee was then announced as the film's director. In May, Joe May was announced as the director of the film with either Boris Karloff or Bela Lugosi hinted at playing the lead. Universal Pictures first announced the development of The Invisible Man Returns in March 1939, around the time Son of Frankenstein had found itself doing decently in the box office. The transfusion succeeds, making Radcliffe visible again, allowing the doctor to operate and save his life. A number of Radcliffe's employees volunteer to donate blood to Radcliffe. Now cleared of all wrongdoing, Radcliffe, dying from blood loss and exposure, makes his way to Dr. Cobb is fatally injured by falling from a coal wagon but confesses to the murder before he dies. After a confrontation, a chase scene ensues during which Radcliffe is struck by a bullet from Sampson. After forcing Spears' car off the road, Spears is frightened into revealing that Richard Cobb (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), Radcliffe's cousin, is the murderer. The recently hired employee Willie Spears ( Alan Napier) is suddenly promoted within the company, stirring Radcliffe's suspicions. The Radcliffe family owns a mining operation. Detective Sampson ( Cecil Kellaway) from Scotland Yard guesses the truth while Radcliffe searches for the real murderer before the drug causes him to go insane. As Radcliffe's execution nears, he suddenly vanishes from his cell. Frank Griffin, the brother of the original invisible man injects the prisoner with an invisibility drug. Sir Geoffrey Radcliffe ( Vincent Price) is sentenced to death for the murder of his brother Michael, a crime he did not commit. Brown and William Hedgcock received an Oscar nomination in the category Best Special Effects. The film was released on January 12, 1940. Production went behind schedule early into the production and led to late night filming and production ending in November. Cole and Curt Siodmak to write the script. The film went through a few screenwriters and directors before choosing Joe May to direct and Lester K. Frank Griffin (Sutton) to inject him with the invisibility serum despite Griffin's warning that the serum will drive him mad.įollowing the commercial success of Son of Frankenstein, Universal Studios announced the development of The Invisible Man Returns in March 1939. The film is about Sir Geoffrey Radcliffe (Price) who is condemned for a murder he did not commit, which leads to him begging Dr. The film is a sequel to the 1933 film The Invisible Man, and the second film in the Invisible Man film series. The film stars Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey and John Sutton. ![]() The Invisible Man Returns is a 1940 American horror science fiction film directed by Joe May. ![]()
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