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The Invisible Ray

1936Movie1 h 19 min

Horror
61
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5Rotten Tomatoes63%54%
61
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5Rotten Tomatoes63%54%

Summary

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.

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  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Thought-provoking

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Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

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Cast

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Crew

Directed by
Lambert Hillyer
Written by
John Colton, Douglas Hodges
Produced by
Edmund Grainger
Music by
Franz Waxman

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Facts

January 20, 1936 · 1 h 19 min · Disturbing Imagery

Released
January 20, 1936
Runtime
1 h 19 min
Content
Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
Original language
English
Also spoken
French
Made in
United States
Available in
1 country

Tropes

They Called Me Mad!, Sanity Slippage, Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas +9

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream The Invisible Ray?"

Questions about The Invisible Ray

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Where can I stream The Invisible Ray?

Fawesome

In the United States, The Invisible Ray is free with ads on Fawesome. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home.

Is The Invisible Ray worth watching?

61
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61 (IMDb 6.5 and Rotten Tomatoes 63%).

Will The Invisible Ray scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

It's more unsettling than scary: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for tension and 7 for uncanny, but 5 for scares.

Will I feel good after watching The Invisible Ray?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

What tropes does The Invisible Ray use?

They Called Me Mad!Sanity SlippageEven Bad Men Love Their MamasBad BossMagic MeteorRoaring Rampage of RevengeGratuitous Foreign LanguageHorrible Judge of CharacterMad ScientistFaking the DeadUnobtainiumEye Rememberand 9 more

TV Tropes lists 21 tropes for it, including They Called Me Mad!, Sanity Slippage, and Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas.