The Invisible Ray

The Invisible Ray

79 mins | Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror | Jan. 20, 1936

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.

The Invisible Ray

79 mins | Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror | Jan. 20, 1936

The Invisible Ray
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title The Invisible Ray
Directors Lambert Hillyer
Writers Douglas Hodges, Howard Higgin, John Colton

Cast

Boris Karloff

as Dr. Janos Rukh

Bela Lugosi

as Dr. Felix Benet

Frank Lawton

as Ronald Drake

Frances Drake

as Diana Rukh

Violet Kemble Cooper

as Mother Rukh

Beulah Bondi

as Lady Arabella Stevens

Walter Kingsford

as Sir Francis Stevens

Paul Weigel

as Monsieur Noyer

Frank Reicher

as Professor Meiklejohn

Georges Renavent

as Chief of the Surete

May Beatty

as Mme. LeGrand (uncredited)

Paul McAllister

as Papa LaCosta (uncredited)

Nydia Westman

as Briggs (uncredited)

Ynez Seabury

as Celeste (uncredited)

Robert Graves

as Gendarme (uncredited)