L'Homme invisible

Titre original : The Invisible Man

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Jack Griffin, un scientifique, s'est isolé dans une auberge afin d'élaborer un remède qui doit le rendre à nouveau visible. Chassé du lieu pour son antipathie croissante, il s'invite chez un... Tout lireJack Griffin, un scientifique, s'est isolé dans une auberge afin d'élaborer un remède qui doit le rendre à nouveau visible. Chassé du lieu pour son antipathie croissante, il s'invite chez un collègue pour le mêler à ses projets criminels.Jack Griffin, un scientifique, s'est isolé dans une auberge afin d'élaborer un remède qui doit le rendre à nouveau visible. Chassé du lieu pour son antipathie croissante, il s'invite chez un collègue pour le mêler à ses projets criminels.

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41 k

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Récompenses
- 4 victoires et 2 nominations au total

Anecdotes
On the DVD short documentary, Claude Rains' daughter Jessica Rains tells of a time when her father brought her to see a re-release of this movie in the theater in Pennsylvania in 1950. It was bitterly cold and his face was completely covered by a hat and scarf. When he spoke to ask for the tickets, the attendant immediately recognized his voice and wanted to let them in for free. Rains was quite upset at this and demanded that he pay full price.

Gaffes
Though the music at the pub comes from a coin-operated player piano, it, along with everyone talking in the pub, stops short at the startling arrival of the Invisible Man.

Citations
The Invisible Man: We'll begin with a reign of terror, a few murders here and there, murders of great men, murders of little men - well, just to show we make no distinction. I might even wreck a train or two... just these fingers around a signalman's throat, that's all.

Crédits fous
Claude Rains is the only actor in the film whose character is identified in the credits. The roles the other actors play are not identified, even though the cast is listed twice: at the beginning and at the end. Rains is billed as "The Invisible One" in the opening credits and as "The Invisible Man" in the closing credits.

Versions alternatives
When the film was released to home video, Universal Studios replaced a snippet of music heard on the radio when Dr. Kemp is reading a newspaper in his house, and the Invisible Man enters through a set of French doors. Universal was unable to secure the rights for the original music and replaced it, covering the original sound effects (the sound of the newspaper and the door latch) in the process. The original music and missing sound effects were restored to the 2012 blu-ray audio.

Connexions
Featured in Sherlock Holmes et la voix de la terreur (1942)

Bandes originales
La Rosita
(1923) (uncredited)
Music by Gustave Haenschen
(original version only)

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Transparency is not all that bad, is it?

Talented direction from James Whale. Mildly chilling tale based on the imagination of H.G. Wells. Introduction to a versatile star, Claude Rains. Short movie in length, but the mixture of thrills, chills and humor help make this a real classic. The special effects of the 30's seem so unsophisticated, but very enjoyable to this day. Rain's starring debut is 99.98 percent vocal and very memorable. The changes in his voice from glee to madness gives certain character to his invisible role.

A brilliant chemist/scientist(Rains) discovers how to make himself invisible. He wrecks havoc in a small British country village as pranks turn to murder. Memorable are the scenes of the invisible man smoking and riding a bicycle; and of course unwrapping.

Also in the cast are:William Harrigan, Gloria Stuart, E.E. Clive and Una O'Connor. At a certain point you wish that O'Connor's funny, but obnoxious character was shorter lived. Dated or not, this is a classic that still demands watching. Creepy and fun for all.