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Invisibility | Kidnapping
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Best Effects Special Effects | 1942
Budget 269,062 USD
Box Office Collection 659,600 USD
Margaret Sullavan, who owed Universal one picture on an old contract, was originally assigned the starring role. With more attractive roles being floated her way, she balked at appearing in the film, feeling it was beneath her. When she failed to appear for the rehearsals, the studio slapped her with a restraining order preventing her from working anywhere. Eventually she agreed to fulfill her contract by appearing in Back Street (1941) and Virginia Bruce stepped into the role.
Despite the lightweight nature of the film, it was budgeted at $300,000.00, (about twice the amount of a typical Universal B-feature of the time) making it one of the studio's most expensive productions for 1940.
Due to his long term alcoholism, John Barrymore had difficulty remembering his lines. In order to perform, his lines had to be written on cue cards and attached to walls, the floor, or any other object off camera so he could read them. When you watch his performance as he talks to another character, you will notice his eye line moves in various directions as he reads.
This is the first film in The Invisible Man series of classic Universal horror films in which the invisible person (in this case The Invisible Woman) is shown in visible form for more than a few brief seconds. She is visible for a significant portion of time throughout the film.
Of the films in the Universal "Invisible" series, this is the only one where the name "Griffin" is not used, either as the invisible one or as the inventor of the serum.
"Prof. Gibbs: [to a car] Put yourself into the garage, lazy bones!"
"[last lines] Prof. Gibbs: Hereditary."
