This was actor Jon Hall's second appearance in the Invisible Man series of films, although he's a different character here than the one he portrayed in "Invisible Agent". He carries the Griffin family name in this one, though he's introduced by way of a newspaper headline as a homicidal maniac who escaped a Capetown asylum after killing two interns and a nurse. Seems instead of the invisibility serum making him crazy, he was already a raging madman before he even became aware of it!
This is a decidedly better film than "Invisible Agent", but it's still a 'B' picture by anyone's standard, and pretty typical of the genre back in the Forties. The mad scientist duties here are handled by John Carradine, who's Dr. Drury has been experimenting with his invisibility formula strictly on animals. However when Robert Griffin (Hall) discovers the scientist's work, he demands that the serum be used on him so he can use it's power to seek revenge on a former business partner and make off with the man's daughter.
As in all the prior films in the franchise, the invisibility gimmick is handled fairly well, and this time we have invisible dogs and a parrot to consider. I enjoyed Leon Errol's performance in the story, his appearance as Griffin's partner in crime so to speak, is done with the requisite amount of humor as well as chicanery. For Jon Hall, his batting average surviving the picture would stand at .500 after this film, as his character doesn't make it after receiving a blood transfusion to bring his body back. He fared better in "Invisible Agent", but in this flick, Dr. Drury's German Shepherd had other ideas.
This is a decidedly better film than "Invisible Agent", but it's still a 'B' picture by anyone's standard, and pretty typical of the genre back in the Forties. The mad scientist duties here are handled by John Carradine, who's Dr. Drury has been experimenting with his invisibility formula strictly on animals. However when Robert Griffin (Hall) discovers the scientist's work, he demands that the serum be used on him so he can use it's power to seek revenge on a former business partner and make off with the man's daughter.
As in all the prior films in the franchise, the invisibility gimmick is handled fairly well, and this time we have invisible dogs and a parrot to consider. I enjoyed Leon Errol's performance in the story, his appearance as Griffin's partner in crime so to speak, is done with the requisite amount of humor as well as chicanery. For Jon Hall, his batting average surviving the picture would stand at .500 after this film, as his character doesn't make it after receiving a blood transfusion to bring his body back. He fared better in "Invisible Agent", but in this flick, Dr. Drury's German Shepherd had other ideas.