The Invisible Ray

1936 film by Lambert Hillyer
Movie film Q451717
The Invisible Ray
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The Invisible Ray

Summary

The Invisible Ray is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Invisible Ray's image is recorded as The Invisible Ray poster.jpg[3].
  • The Invisible Ray's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Invisible Ray's director is recorded as Lambert Hillyer[5].
  • The Invisible Ray's screenwriter is recorded as John Colton[6].
  • The Invisible Ray's composer is recorded as Franz Waxman[7].
  • The Invisible Ray's genre is recorded as horror film[8].
  • The Invisible Ray's genre is recorded as science fiction film[9].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Boris Karloff[10].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Bela Lugosi[11].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Frances Drake[12].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Frank Lawton[13].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Beulah Bondi[14].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Frank Reicher[15].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Georges Renavent[16].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Paul McAllister[17].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Etta McDaniel[18].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Q2474042[19].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Jean De Briac[20].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Paul Weigel[21].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Violet Kemble-Cooper[22].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as Walter Kingsford[23].
  • The Invisible Ray's cast member is recorded as André Cheron[24].
  • The Invisible Ray's producer is recorded as Edmund Grainger[25].
  • The Invisible Ray's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[26].
  • The Invisible Ray's director of photography is recorded as George Robinson[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Invisible Ray's producer is recorded as Edmund Grainger[25]. Its director is recorded as Lambert Hillyer[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as John Colton[6]. Cast members include Boris Karloff[10], Bela Lugosi[11], Frances Drake[12], Frank Lawton[13], Beulah Bondi[14], and Frank Reicher[15].

Publication

The Invisible Ray's publication date is recorded as +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include horror film[8] and science fiction film[9].

Subject and Themes

The Invisible Ray's main subject is recorded as mad scientist[30].

Reception

Reviews include 6.6/10[31] and 63%[32].

Why It Matters

The Invisible Ray ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [10] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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