The Invisible Man

Carl Laemmle Jr. finally got James Whale to come back to make another horror picture, having tried to get him to direct The Mummy, and Whale ended up making one of the least typical of these early films. It’s something between a thriller and a black comedy, and it works remarkably well, all the more impressive since we don’t see the star of the film until the final moment.

Dr. Jack Griffin (Claude Rains) arrives in a small, English village, his whole head entire wrapped in bandages and hi...