Review of The Invisible Ray (1936) by Zoran S — 25 Jun 2011
Weakest of the three Universal 30s Karloff/Lugosi team ups (this time with sci-fi trappings) which nevertheless has plenty to recommend itself. Lugosi and Karloff never looked so good, and get plenty of screentime, alone and together, while the film boasts very solid production, storyline and special effects.
On the negative side it pretty much avoids the suspense of the first two killings, the second one only reported by a news paper headline. While nowhere near the Gothic expressionism ofFrankenstein, nor the elegant suspense of "The Black Cat", Lambert Hillyer's film is definitely a minor classic amongst Universal Pictures' catalog of genre movies.
This review of The Invisible Ray (1936) was written by Zoran S on 25 Jun 2011.
The Invisible Ray has generally received mixed reviews.
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