The first film adaptation of H. G. Well’s The Invisible Man opens with a bandaged
man struggling through the snow, seeking shelter at The Lion’s Head pub in Iping
in rural Sussex. The stranger is revealed to be Dr Jack Griffin (Claude Rains),
a chemist who has created a formula to turn himself invisible. At first, Dr
Griffin tries to figure out a way to make himself visible again, but frustration
causes him to start terrorising the villagers. Enjoying his newfound power, Dr
Griffin decides to visit his old work colleague Dr. Kemp (William Harrigan) and
force him to be his partner in his plan to take over the world in ‘a reign of
terror’. Meanwhile, his actions in Iping and subsequent criminal acts have
sparked off a nationwide man-hunt to stop The Invisible Man. Will the police catch
Dr Griffin or will his fiancée Flora (Gloria Stuart) manage to persuade him to
stop before it is too late?
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