The Invisible Ray
1936 · 79 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 3,178 VOTES · DIR. Lambert Hillyer
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 999 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:11 Diana?
00:05:39 Come.
00:07:39 But he's one of the three living men
00:10:20 Oh, I see.
00:15:05 What did we see?
00:16:57 No, Janos.
00:20:33 Well, if you must know, I don't dare to be.
00:23:52 Now, give this to the young mistress.
00:26:40 He needs me. And I can't let him down.
00:33:15 It's been weeks since you left.
00:36:46 than any man alive.
00:39:23 Remember, I told you all the conditions.
00:41:58 who made magic in the mountains.
00:43:46 She asked me to hand you this letter.
00:48:57 Come, please.
00:51:33 Your discovery is too great for one man to control.
00:56:05 has brought me to Paris lodgings.
00:58:53 Please.
01:02:56 It is phosphorus, possibly?
01:05:27 Diana and I were married at that church
01:07:10 regardless of any disguise.
01:09:57 Prof. Michaeljohn.
01:13:24 I can't stand this any longer.
01:18:22 working for humanity.
Cast & Characters
Boris Karloff
Dr. Janos Rukh
Bela Lugosi
Dr. Felix Benet
Frances Drake
Diana Rukh
Frank Lawton
Ronald Drake
Violet Kemble Cooper
Mother Rukh
Walter Kingsford
Sir Francis Stevens
Beulah Bondi
Lady Arabella Stevens
Frank Reicher
Professor Meiklejohn (Mendelssohn in end credits)
Paul Weigel
Monsieur Noyer
Georges Renavent
Chief of the Surete
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed999
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:02:11
Final line01:18:22
Production Record
DirectorLambert Hillyer
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,178