CinemaOSMovie · 1936 · 1h 19m
The Invisible Ray

Delving into new, strange fields of mystery!

64%(63)IMDbScience FictionHorrorThriller

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.

Directed byLambert Hillyer

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 19m
Language
EN
Released
January 20, 1936
Studios
Universal Pictures

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1 video
Original 1948 Re-issue Trailer

Original 1948 Re-issue Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr. Janos Rukh

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Felix Benet

Frank Lawton

Frank Lawton

Ronald Drake

Frances Drake

Frances Drake

Diana Rukh

Violet Kemble Cooper

Violet Kemble Cooper

Mother Rukh

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Lady Arabella Stevens

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Sir Francis Stevens

Paul Weigel

Paul Weigel

Monsieur Noyer

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Professor Meiklejohn

Georges Renavent

Georges Renavent

Chief of the Surete

Creative team
Directed by
Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Hillyer
Written by
John Colton
Douglas Hodges
Produced by
Edmund Grainger

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