{"id":35082,"date":"2024-01-29T08:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=35082"},"modified":"2024-01-28T21:06:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T02:06:00","slug":"the-invisible-woman-1940-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=35082","title":{"rendered":"The Invisible Woman (1940) \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2024\/z012924zview_inviswoman40.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"772\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Invisible Woman <\/strong><\/em>(1940)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Director:\u00a0 <strong>A. Edward Sutherland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Screenplay: <strong>Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, Gertrude Purcell, <\/strong>story by <strong>Curt Siodmak, Joe May<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stars: <strong>Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard, Oscar Homolka, Donald MacBride, Margaret Hamilton, Charles Lane, Mary Gordon \u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>Shemp Howard.<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tagline:<em> The YEAR&#8217;S FUNNIEST FUN!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Plot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Richard Russell (Howard) has always used part of his wealth to fund eccentric Professor Gibbs&#8217; (Barrymore) inventions.\u00a0 When Gibbs comes up with a method to turn people invisible he needs a test subject.\u00a0 Out-of-work model, Kitty Carroll (Bruce) volunteers.\u00a0 When gangsters learn of the device, they decide to steal it.\u00a0 Kitty, Professor Gibbs and Richard are in over their heads.<\/p>\n<p>Let the fun begin!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font);\">Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Invisible Woman<\/em> was a 1942 <em>Oscar Nominee for Best Special Effects<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If at times John Barrymore seems to be looking past who he&#8217;s talking to or in different directions as he speaks, it&#8217;s because cue cards were placed in strategic locations around the room.\u00a0 Sadly Barrymore&#8217;s alcoholism had taken a toll.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watch for Shemp Howard as the gangster named Frankie!\u00a0 Margaret Hamilton of <em>Wizard of Oz<\/em> fame also has a supporting role.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font); font-size: inherit;\"><em><strong>The Invisible Woman <\/strong><\/em>(1940) earns 3 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2024\/z012924zview_inviswoman40b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"353\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Invisible Woman (1940) Director:\u00a0 A. 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