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Today's Feature Threads are all iinvisible!

The first one is a man who wants revenge, the second one is about an invisible "ray", and the third one is about an invisible killer!

Hey, I just had a great idea! What about a Universal classic called The Invisible Man vs the Invisible Kiler?

Picture this "imaginary movie".
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An invisible homicidal maniac is stalking London in the late 1800s, and the poor folks at Scotland Yard repeatedly fail to stop his murderous reign of terror.

But one brilliant detective realizes that the only way to stop this fiend is to beat him at his own game.

He must make himself invisible, just like the killer!

Imagine an invisible detective who goes "under cover" in the strictest sense. After finding out how the killer achieved invisibility, he secretly mingles among his law enforcement colleagues at Scotland Yard, just to stay informed about their investigation.

But he doesn't want anyone to know his secret, because he realizes that the invisible killer could be right there in the same room! So, he manages to work WITH the Scotland Yard detectives, even though they aren't even aware of his existence!

The climax would be a battle between the two Invisible Men at a high society event at Buckingham Palace, with a ballroom filled with all the elegant members of the British elite.

The Invisible Killer's goal is to assassinate the Prime Minister!

The Invisible Detective desperately struggles to reveal his transparent foe so he can stop his dastardly plan!

After detecting the killer's location in some way, the detective closing in.

The battle between the two transparent men begins amidst the crowed ballroom guests, with the ghostly combatants creating an escalating panic by repeatedly colliding with the terrified people on the ballroom floor.

Finally the Invisible Detective manages to send himself and his foe plunging into the decorative central fountain at the middle of the ballroom. It drenches them both and turns them into "moving glass sculptures" which emerge amidst a hail of sparkling water droplets!

The battle then continues to rage across the ballroom floor, with the detective savagely beating his soggy killer, while the elegantly dressed guest part like the Red Sea in their wake.

Finally the detective pummels the killer into unconsciousness, leaving him lying on the marble ballroom floor in a puddle of water, looking like an elegant glass sculpture of a man lying on the floor.

Wow . . . great idea, eh guys? I think I'll post this idea, and you can reply to it at the link below.
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The Invisible Killer vs the Invisible Detective! A Concept

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The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

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Last and least of the great series. Jon Hall returns as the star, but neither his character nor the story have anything to do with the previous three films. The story is played straight and heavy, but the results are just leaden melodrama, completely lacking the creepy horror of the original.

Unlike the previous films, Hall begins the story as a crazy man, even before he becomes invisible with the help of scientist John Carradine. He uses his transparent condition to get revenge on the people who cheated him out of a fortune and caused him to be imprisoned. When Carradine refuses to make him visible again, Hall kills him. An invisible dog makes a brief (dis)appearance.

The supporting cast includes Evelyn Ankers, Billy Bevan, Alan Curtis, Leon Errol, Gale Sondergaard, and Ian Wolfe. Special effects by John P. Fulton. Music by Hans Salter. Directed by Ford Beebe.
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The Invisible Ray (1936)

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Boris Karloff stars as a scientist who uses a unique telescope which permits him to see astronomical events which occurred in the distant past. He observes the approach and impact of a meteorite which fell in Africa millions of years ago.

Karloff goes to Africa and unearths the meteorite, which he discovers is made of "Radium X". Bela Lugosi is a doctor and loyal friend who provides financial assistance with Karloff's experimental attempts to learn more about the healing powers of Radium X.

Unfortunately, Karloff has been adversely affected by his contact with the substance (he glows in the dark), and he begins to go insane when he learns he can kill with his touch. Lugosi develops a temporary serum that cures the insanity and the killer touch, but Boris discovers that his wife is having an affair, and this knowledge causes him to embark on a killing spree. Eventually, even Lugosi falls prey to the increasingly murderous Karloff.

Excellent special effects by John P. Fulton. Directed by Lambert Hillyer.

"The Invisible Ray" was the first of many such roles for Karloff: noble scientists who were turned evil by some freak of science. Originally Karloff's next role was supposed to be a story about an electrically charged man, but the project was shelved until 1941, when it was filmed as "Man Made Monster" starring Lon Chaney, Jr. instead of Karloff.
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The Invisible Killer (1939)

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In this case the invisible killer isn't a human being, it's a sonic weapon. This obscure, low-budget, seldom-seen movie is overlooked by most reviewers, despite its tidy concept.

And that, friends and neighbors, is about all I've been able to find out about it.

Your turn!

Starring Grace Bradley, William Newell, and Roland Drew. Director Sherman Scott is actually Sam Newfield ("The Mad Mosnter", "The Lost Continent", etc.).

The picture on this YouTube video is not very good, but you can get a good idea of what the movie is like by sampling it a bit.


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~ The Space Children (1958)