The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
Seven years after the first film the invisible man returned, gone was Claude Rains though with the bandages filled by one Vincent Price in his first horror film role.
Price too is excellent in what is simply a voice over role except for a short scene at the end, his velvety voice perfect for this kind of work although being a mere 29 years old his voice wasn't as delicious as it would become in later life.
The effects are as delightful as before and the story concerning Price as the brother of Rain's original invisible man on the run for a murder he didn't commit is as fast paced and enjoyable as you'd hope even if the movie is essentially a retread of the original.
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