“Delving into new, strange fields of mystery!”
Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.
Lambert Hillyer
Edmund Grainger
John Colton
George Robinson
Franz Waxman
Boris Karloff
Dr. Janos Rukh
Bela Lugosi
Dr. Felix Benet
Frank Lawton
Ronald Drake
Frances Drake
Diana Rukh
Violet Kemble Cooper
Mother Rukh
Beulah Bondi
Lady Arabella Stevens
Walter Kingsford
Sir Francis Stevens
Paul Weigel
Monsieur Noyer
Frank Reicher
Professor Meiklejohn
Georges Renavent
Chief of the Surete
May Beatty
Mme. LeGrand (uncredited)
Paul McAllister
Papa LaCosta (uncredited)
... and 3 more
Tourma
**Peak Classic Universal Horror** A bunch of big stars with a well written story, for the time. Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff are both great and so is Francis Drake. CW: There are racist bits, typical portrayals of Africans for the time period. So watch out for that.
Ernest Dickerson on THE INVISIBLE RAY
Featurette • YouTube
THE INVISIBLE RAY "It would be easiest just to shake hands" Clip
Clip • YouTube
Original 1948 Re-issue Trailer
Trailer • YouTube
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