Review of The Invisible Woman (1940) by Landen C — 02 Jun 2005

This movie clearly has no connection to the rest of Universal's Invisible Man series, other than being a Universal film about an invisible person. First, it's an outright comedy, whereas the other films are intended as thrillers, though they all have humerous elements. Secondly, most of the other films have some sort of connection to the Griffen family, one of whom invented the invisibility drug. Which brings us to the final clue that this is not part of the series. Rather than the drug used in all the other films, the method for becoming invisible here is a huge machine. Also, the effect is only temporary, while in the other films the problem of becoming visible again is usually a significant element of the story.

It's good for what it is, but has nothing to do with the Invisible Man series, but fans of Shemp or the Wicked Witch of the West might want to check it out.