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[[caption-width-right:269: It doesn't look like it, but this man is one of the most dangerous Universal Monsters of all time.]]

''The Invisible Man'' is a 1933 UniversalHorror film, directed by James Whale and starring ClaudeRains. It is based on [[Literature/TheInvisibleMan the novel]] by HGWells.

''The Invisible Man'' tells the story of an encounter the people of a sleepy town have with a mysterious newcomer who conceals himself entirely with bandages. The townspeople grow ever curious at the secretive, dangerously short-tempered man and his experiments. Frustrated by the inquisitive nature of the locals, the man goes into a rage, tears away his bandages, and reveals to the people that he is in fact completely invisible.

From this point on, the story follows the invisible man's trail of destruction and terror across the land as he attempts to either find a cure for his condition or take over the country (whichever is more likely).

A {{sequel}}, called ''The Invisible Man Returns'' and starring VincentPrice in the title role, was produced in 1940. That same year Universal would also release the more comedic film ''The Invisible Woman''.

The 1933 Invisible Man is one of the 8 Major Universal Monsters.

!!This film provides examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: The movie adds a subplot about Griffin's girlfriend (played by a very young Gloria Stewart, now better known as the old Rose from ''Film/{{Titanic}}'').
* AxCrazy: Griffin.
* BandagedFace: Griffin's disguise.
* ChemistryCanDoAnything
* DancingPants
* DyingAsYourself: Griffin's sanity returns as he dies, and he also becomes visible again.
* EveryCarIsAPinto: Kemp's car explodes when it goes over a cliff.
* GenreSavvy: Most of the people who hunt Griffin or suggest ways to look for him.
* HairTriggerTemper: Griffin.
* HarbingerOfImpendingDoom
* InvisibleStreaker
* {{Invisibility}}
* LargeHam: Griffin, so very much.
* LaughingMad: When Griffin reveals his invisibility to the villagers of Iping, he adds some laughter to it to truly shock them.
* LiteralAssKicking: When the police try to capture Griffin at Kemp's house, he gives one of them a kick on the rear.
* OutsideRide
* ProfessorGuineaPig
* PsychoSerum: Monocane, a drug used in Griffin's invisibility process.
* RunawayTrain: Griffin has the highest amount of deaths caused out of all the Universal Monsters, due to a train wreck he causes that sends the train off a cliff and kills a hundred people.
* ScreamingWoman: Any excuse and Mrs. Hall is screaming like crazy.
* StarMakingRole: For ClaudeRains
* ThisWasHisTrueForm: Griffin becomes visible again upon his death.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Griffin’s grandiose plans for his “reign of terror” involve bullying Kemp into becoming his number two.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity
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