The Amazing Transparent Man
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| The Amazing Transparent Man | |
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 A promotional lobby card for "The Amazing Transparent Man." |
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| Directed by | Edgar G. Ulmer |
| Produced by | Lester D. Guthrie Robert L. Madden John Miller |
| Written by | Jack Lewis |
| Starring | Marguerite Chapman Douglas Kennedy James Griffith Ivan Triesault |
| Music by | Darrell Calker |
| Cinematography | Meredith M. Nicholson |
| Editing by | Jack Ruggiero |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 1960 |
| Running time | 57 min |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
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The Amazing Transparent Man is a 1960 science fiction film starring Marguerite Chapman. It is an American B-movie which follows the story of an escaped criminal who uses an invisibility serum to escape. It was one of two sci-fi films shot back to back by director Edgar G. Ulmer (the other being Beyond the Time Barrier). The combined filming schedule for both films was only two weeks.
The film has received very poor reviews and has suffered in popularity as a result of its low budget. Leading science fiction author David Wingrove commented in his Science Fiction Source Book that "its cheap-budget origins show throughout. "Amazing" claims too much for what is essentially a thriller involving an escaped criminal..."
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[edit] Plot
Paul Krenner (James Griffith), a former major, forces scientist Peter Ulof (Ivan Triesault) to develop a radiation-based technique capable of making people invisible. He proposes to use this technique for military purposes and to develop a method of making an army invisible which he would be able to sell to the highest bidder. In order to secure sufficient radium to continue the experiments he helps Joey Faust (Douglas Kennedy) to escape from prison and forces him to undergo the invisibility treatment so that he can steal more. However Fraust has different ideas and uses his new found invisibility for his own ends.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Marguerite Chapman | Laura Matson |
| Douglas Kennedy | Joey Faust |
| James Griffith | Maj. Paul Krenner |
| Ivan Triesault | Dr. Peter Ulof |
| Boyd 'Red' Morgan | Julian |
| Carmel Daniel | Maria Ulof |
| Edward Erwin | Drake |
| Jonathan Ledford | Smith |
| Norman Smith | Security guard |
| Patrick Cranshaw | Security guard |
| Kevin Kelly | Woman |
| Dennis Adams | State Police officer |
| Stacy Morgan | State Police officer |
[edit] References
- Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
- Internet Movie Database
[edit] External links
- Online Trailer at Internet Archive
- Free download at MightyZIM's Public Domain Classics
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