Invisible Ghost1941
“Out of the darkness comes the ear-piercing cry of a terrified girl...”
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
The premise
The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.
Horror Vault's take
Bela Lugosi stars as a once-respected pillar of his community whose seemingly ordinary life conceals a terrifying dark side tied to his vanished wife. As a series of murders rocks the town, suspicion falls in unexpected directions, and no one around him is entirely safe. This early 1940s programmer blends crime-thriller plotting with classic horror atmosphere, showcasing Lugosi in a role that trades supernatural menace for something altogether more unsettling — a monster hiding in plain sight.
Content: Violence, Strangulation
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Cast
Bela Lugosi
Dr. Charles Kessler
Polly Ann Young
Virginia Kessler
John McGuire
Ralph Dickson / Paul Dickson
Clarence Muse
Evans the Butler
George Pembroke
Lt. Williams
Betty Compson
Mrs. Kessler
Ernie Adams
Jules Mason, caretaker
Ottola Nesmith
Mrs. Mason
Terry Walker
Cecile Mannix, maid
Fred Kelsey
Detective Ryan
Jack Mulhall
Jim, a detective
Fred Aldrich
Guard at Ralph's Execution (uncredited)
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