The Invisible Ray

Name: The Invisible Ray
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1936-01-20
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 6.365

★ 6,4 /10 (63 Votes)

1936 EN 79 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

20/01/1936

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Delving into new, strange fields of mystery!

Genres

Science Fiction Horror Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

79 min

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)

Nydia Westman

Briggs (uncredited)

Ynez Seabury

Celeste (uncredited)

Robert Graves

Gendarme (uncredited)

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**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.

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