Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

00:00:27 From the earliest days of the motion picture

00:01:54 and take a revealing close-up look at The Invisible Man.

00:03:21 about the problems of society and the need for social change.

00:04:46 and adopt the accent that went with them.

00:06:31 The horror movie.

00:07:47 because he had such a strong personality and it's all over every frame of his movies.

00:09:25 Robert Florey, John Huston. James Whale wrote a treatment that was expanded on

00:11:02 The interesting thing about Wells' story

00:12:18 He was born on the wrong side of the River Thames

00:13:40 and this voice came on with this terrible performance

00:14:57 Fulton said that the most difficult shot in the whole film

00:16:33 and he had his homburg hat on his head which he always wore

00:17:59 This... He was claustrophobic and it was frightening and he...

00:19:30 Sit where you are. I'll get out and take the handbrake off and give you a little shove.

00:20:49 Oh, shut up/

00:22:10 You have an individual

00:23:31 So he said "I got this chauffeur" and he said "This chauffeur would sit there

00:24:57 It's completely filled with his particular personal sense of humour.

00:26:27 He was forced to go back to Universal and work off his contract

00:27:57 the invisibility potion leads to some distinctly antisocial behaviour

00:29:26 is that they're really about nudity.

00:30:50 This time blood transfusions provide temporary relief from invisibility

00:32:27 Yes. I'll rule the world with my secret.

00:33:55 I hope you'll join me for our feature-length audio commentary