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The Invisible Ray
1935
· Movie
· 79 min
C
MEANRANK
62/100
Every rating
54–65
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 54, highest is Kinopoisk on 65.
See the most agreed on films →A scientist discovers a powerful ray that can render objects invisible. His groundbreaking invention is coveted by a criminal organization that will stop at nothing to steal it, forcing him into a desperate battle to protect his dangerous discovery.
Details
- Director
- Lambert Hillyer
- Writers
- Douglas Hodges, John Colton
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Released
- 20 January 1936
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 79 min
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