The Invisible Man (1933)
I've always thought Claude Rains was an underrated actor, so you'd think that here, whilst more or less invisible the whole time, and in his first American film, he'd go unnoticed if you'll pardon the pun.
Yet he doesn't and it's all testament to his stunning voice, vocal range and mannerisms that he owns this part in the same way Karloff does the Frankenstein monster and Lon Chaney Jr. the Wolf Man.
It also helps that the invisibility special effects are superb and completely hold up today as well as any modern multi million dollar blockbuster, considering this film is 87 years old it's some achievement.
The film itself is great, James Whale directs with skill and verve and the story positively romps along and whilst not really a horror film in the way the other Universal creature films are it still has chilling moments of suspense and shock.
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