Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild, Arthur Franz, Adele Jergens
Directed by Charles Lamont
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A prizefighter on the run from a murder charge is able to inject himself with an invisibility formula, and recruits Bud & Lou, fresh out of detective school, to help prove his innocence.
The final film in the long run of "Invisible Man" pictures from Universal, and it makes sense that Universal would bring funnymen Abbott & Costello to this property as there were plenty of comic possibilities in the previous films. It's also one of the duo's better pictures in the 1950s, in my opinion, and really the last to directly connect to past Universal horror films. Plenty of physical humor accompanies the jokes, and although some routines seem a little old hat, there are still some great moments, particularly when Costello is forced to fight another boxer in the ring, with some invisible help. Most of all it's a fun picture, and although John P. Fulton's not involved this time, the special effects are excellent, with some good acting from Bud & Lou and those that unknowingly come in contact with the invisible man. Franz, playing that invisible man this time around, doesn't give a great vocal characterization, but it's good enough for the film, and there's plenty of old pros in the supporting cast, including Sheldon Leonard's gangster, William Frawley's flustered police detective, and Gavin Muir's distinguished scientist.
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