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The Invisible Woman Reviews

1941
1 hr 10 mins
Comedy, Science Fiction
NR

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A scientist (John Barrymore) employs a model (Virginia Bruce) to test his method for rendering humans invisible. Dick: John Howard. George: Charles Ruggles. Housekeeper: Margaret Hamilton. Growley: Charles Lane. Blackie: Oscar Homolka. Not on a par with "The Invisible Man." Directed by A. Edward Sutherland.

In the continuation of Universal's "Invisible" series, Barrymore stars as a crazy professor who discovers the secret of invisibility. Bruce plays the model who becomes the subject of his scientific experiment and soon finds herself transparent. She gets involved with a wacky group of bandits who try to steal the machine for their own illegal use. Bruce sets out on her own, with attempts at romance with John Howard, the man who financed the invention, and at evening the score with her former employer. The typical "invisible" special effects are employed, though this time with a little more humor. The film earned an Oscar nomination for Best Special Effects. Based on a story by Siodmak and May, the same team that wrote THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS.