We continue with the "Universal Monsters" film series and their connections to various adaptations of "A Christmas Carol" with 1940's "The Invisible Man Returns," the second in that series.
The title role in this one was played by Vincent Price, who was the host of the made-for-TV, awkwardly titled "The Christmas Carol" from 1949!
As with Claude Rains in the 1933 film, this was an early role for Vincent Price (his fourth movie) and we (SPOILER) also don't see his face until the last scene. And he looks really young when we do!
Vincent does a good job here in his first "horror" role, but he's not as over-the-top (in a good way) as he would be later in his career!
Top-billed in "The Invisible Man Returns" was British actor Sir Cedric Hardwicke, who also starred in 1942's "The Ghost of Frankenstein" for Universal. You would think that Sir Cedric would have had a "go" at Ebenezer Scrooge at some point during his long career, but apparently he did not!
He did star in 1947's "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" for the Rank Studio, though, so that's something!
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