The Invisible Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of The Invisible Man or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to The Invisible Man

[kenneth]

The Invisible Man and the Creature from the Black Lagoon are the only Universal monsters that were never used later by Hammer, unlike Dracula, Frankenstein's character and creature, the Wolf Man and the Mummy.

[jim]

Chester Morris was initially considered to play Dr. Arthur Kemp.

[eli]

Gloria Stuart didn't enjoy working opposite Claude Rains. During filming when they had scenes together, she claimed her leading man kept backing her into the scenery and hampering her chances to perform. James Whale had to keep everything on an even keel by reminding Claude Rains that he had to share scenes with his leading lady.

[ava]

According to information given on TCM before the movie is shown, Claude Rains was also chosen for the role because he spoke with such clarity and could be easily understood. This was important since his face was covered for almost the entire film.

[wallace]

Claude Rains' performance in this film inspired Mark Hamill's portrayal of the Joker.

[lena]

Total body count: 122. Four murders depicted directly on-screen, eighteen search-party members off-screen, and the derailment of a train which results in one hundred deaths. In total, Dr. Griffin kills 122 people before he is killed, making him one of the most bloodthirsty villains of the old Universal Pictures horror films.

[melinda]

The wall calendar in the police station, around 1:01:28, advertises "Old Chum / Canada's Favourite Tobacco".

[ray]

According to the March 1975 issue of 'Films in Review', Robert Florey, Cyril Gardner, and Ewald André Dupont were all considered as director before James Whale was finally assigned.

[richard]

Boris Karloff and Colin Clive were both originally considered to play the lead. Karloff accepted until a dispute with James Whale broke up both their personal and professional relationship. Clive was tempted, but preferred to take a planned vacation back to England.

[addison]

By the calendar on the wall of the police station, around 1:01:28, it's the month of January. In the novel, the story begins in early February.

[carla]

The first time Claude Rains' daughter ever saw her father in a movie was in 1950, when he took her to a showing of 'The Invisible Man' in a small Pennsylvanian theater. While the film was playing, Rains was telling his daughter all about how it was made. The other theater patrons stopped watching the movie and instead listened to Rains' anecdotes.

[terry]

On the DVD short documentary, Claude Rains' daughter tells of a time when her father brought her to see a re-release of this movie in the theater in Pennsylvania, years after it was made. It was bitterly cold and his face was completely covered by a hat and scarf. When he spoke to ask for the tickets, the attendant immediately recognized his voice and wanted to let them in for free. Rains was quite upset at this and demanded that he pay full price.

[steve]

Although he has the lead in the film and his character is onscreen for 95% of the film, Claude Rains never actually "appears" onscreen until the very last moment.

[francisco]

In order to achieve the effect that Claude Rains wasn't there when his character took off the bandages, James Whale had Rains dressed completely in black velvet and filmed him in front of a black velvet background.

[russell]

Of the top five classic Universal Pictures horror movies - "Dracula (1931)," "Frankenstein (1931),""The Mummy (1932)," The Invisible Man, and "The Wolf Man (1941)" - "The Invisible Man" is by far the one sprinkled with the most humor. During filming of "The Invisible Man," Director James Whale could barely stay composed as one of his favorite female cast members, Una O'Connor, kept him, the cast, and the crew, laughing out loud during her scenes.