INVISIBLE GHOST Bela Lugosi! Clarence Muse! Free online

Invisible Ghost is a 1941 horror film in which a town’s leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.

The movie was directed by Joseph H. Lewis (The Mad Doctor of Market Street) from a story and screenplay by Helen and Alan Martin (Invasion of the Saucer Men; The Eye Creatures). Sam Katzman (Spooks Run Wild; The Corpse Vanishes; Bowery at Midnight) produced.

The Sam Katzman production stars Bela Lugosi, Polly Ann Young (Murders in the Rue Morgue), John McGuire (Dead of Night), Clarence Muse (White Zombie), Terry Walker (Voodoo Man), Betty Compson and Ernie Adams (The Devil Commands).

On March 21, 2017, Invisible Ghost was released on Blu-ray in North America by Kino Lorber.

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Special features:
Audio commentary by film historians Tom Weaver, Gary Rhodes and Doctor Robert J. Kiss
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Plot:
Charles Kessler (Bela Lugosi) is obsessed by his wife whom he believes to be dead. In fact, she (Betty Compson) left him for another man but was involved in a car accident that left her brain-damaged and so is kept in the basement, in secret, by Kessler’s gardener. Only Evans the butler (Clarence Muse) seems to have any common sense.

When an innocent man is executed for a murder Kessler committed in the house, his twin brother arrives from South America and tries to unravel the mystery…

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“Lugosi comes to an uncharacteristically calm performance, perhaps because he is supposed to be a mild-mannered man and a victim at that. He wanders slowly when hypnotised, hand outstretched in Dracula style. The standout performance, interestingly, is by Clarence Muse, the well-spoken black actor who is probably best remembered for The Black Stallion (1979)…” David Elroy Goldweber, Claws & Saucers book

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“Invisible Ghost has long been a minor favourite among horror fans because it furnishes Bela Lugosi with the rare and welcome opportunity to play a kindly, paternal role. This, and the nice visual lift Lewis’ direction gives the film, compensates slightly for the sheer stupidity of the script and its many dreary passages.” Tom Weaver, Poverty Row Horrors! book

Choice dialogue:
Doctor Kessler: “Apple pie? My, that would be a treat!”

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Cast and characters:
Bela Lugosi … Doctor Charles Kessler
Polly Ann Young … Virginia Kessler
John McGuire … Ralph Dickson and Paul Dickson
Clarence Muse … Evans the Butler
Terry Walker … Cecile Mannix
Betty Compson … Mrs Kessler
Ernie Adams … Jules Mason
George Pembroke … Police Lieutenant Williams
Ottola Nesmith … Mrs Mason
Fred Kelsey … Detective Ryan
Jack Mulhall … Detective Ti

Country of origin:
United States

Technical specs:
1 hour 4 minutes
Black and white
Mono
Aspect ratio: 1.37: 1

Trailer:

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