Horror done as gothic melodrama from 1933. Effects were state-of-the-art at the time but look silly today. Invisible guy was reduced to voice acting and, unfortunately, used the exaggerated villain tone familiar to us now from saturday morning cartoons.
Several scenes/lighting were as striking as those in Frankenstein which served to remind us that Whale was primarily an outstanding visual artist. As a dramatist...not so much...
historical interest only...
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