Invisible Agent

1942

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Horror / Romance / Sci-Fi / War

17
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 35% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 35% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 2999 3K

monster based on novel or book nazi espionage germany spy

Plot summary

The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany.

Director

Edwin L. Marin Photo
Edwin L. Marin

Top cast

Mabel Colcord Photo
Mabel Colcord as Gretl, the Maid
Ilona Massey Photo
Ilona Massey as Maria Sorenson
Alberto Morin Photo
Alberto Morin as Free Frenchman
Hans Schumm Photo
Hans Schumm as SS Man
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679.81 MB
978*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 1
1.29 GB
1456*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by utgard14 6 / 10

Lorre and Hardwicke Steal the Show

Jon Hall plays Frank Raymond, the grandson of the Invisible Man, who has changed his name from Griffin to Raymond and runs a print shop in hopes of avoiding people looking for his grandfather's formula for invisibility. When Axis agents led by the nefarious duo of Stauffer (Cedric Hardwicke) and Ikito (Peter Lorre) show up and threaten Raymond, he decides to become the Invisible Man and spy for the Allies.The least of Universal's Invisible Man films but still enjoyable. The continuity's a little sloppy. Frank is said to be the grandson of the original Invisible Man, also named Frank Griffin. But the original was named Jack. It was his brother from The Invisible Man Returns that was named Frank. Plus the original Invisible Man died without kids, unless we're to believe his fiancée in the first movie was pregnant. Anyway, it's probably best to assume Frank Griffin took credit for his brother's discovery...or, you know, don't bother explaining it at all because it's really not that important.Hall is fine but his character can be irritating at times. The film's worst scene is where he pranks Nazi Karl Heiser (J. Edward Bromberg). The whole scene is a juvenile attempt at laughs that fails badly. Bromberg's character is a perfect example of the movie's main flaw: the out of place comedy within the darker wartime plot. For the most part, Heiser is a joke and treated like Schultz from Hogan's Heroes. But then there are scenes where his darker side comes through that makes the comedy parts a poor fit. Ilona Massey looks great but her character seems to exist just to fall for Hall, even though he treats her pretty crappy. The climax of the movie plays like an action serial with the Nazis pursuing Hall and Massey as they try to escape by plane. What happens next I won't spoil but it's unintentionally silly.Two characters that actually do work are the evil Stauffer and Ikito, played by Cedric Hardwicke and Peter Lorre. These two are the best part of the film, providing a real menace to the hero. Lorre's Ikito is an especially evil character. He begins the film by threatening to chop Frank's fingers off and later ingeniously (and sadistically) catches him with a net lined with fish hooks! These great actors own every scene they're in and it's worth seeing the movie just for them.
Reviewed by Prichards12345 7 / 10

Better Than Expected

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