Even something this ridiculous has its inventive charms, not least of which are the wonderfully chintzy invisibility effects.
The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:2
Rotten:3
Average Rating:5/10
Runtime: 68 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: An expert safecracker named Faust (Douglas Kennedy) turns invisible via radioactive rays in this low-budget science fiction-crime movie hybrid, directed by cult icon Edgar G. Ulmer (DETOUR, THE MAN... An expert safecracker named Faust (Douglas Kennedy) turns invisible via radioactive rays in this low-budget science fiction-crime movie hybrid, directed by cult icon Edgar G. Ulmer (DETOUR, THE MAN FROM PLANET X). A beautiful dame (Marguerite Chapman) busts Faust out of jail and takes him to a remote Texas mansion where her evil spy boyfriend Krenner (James Griffith) plans to turn him invisible and have him break into safes at heavily guarded military installations. Once invisible though, the ruthless Faust has other plans, like stealing Krenner's girl, and as much money from as many banks as he can. Bags of cash start floating out of vaults all over town, and the police are forced to admit they have no way of catching an "invisible safecracker." Ivan Triesault co-stars as Dr. Uloff, the kindly ex-Nazi scientist who has mastered the secrets of invisibility. Ulmer shot this simultaneously with BEYOND THE TIME BARRIER on the same Dallas locations. The special effects are creative if crude, and there's even a nuclear explosion in this fun, fast-paced picture. [More]
Starring: Douglas Kennedy, Marguerite Chapman, James Griffith, Ivan Triesault
Starring: Douglas Kennedy, Marguerite Chapman, James Griffith, Ivan Triesault, John Ledford
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Screenwriter: Jack Lewis
Composer: Darrell Calker
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