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The Invisible Ray

The Invisible Ray
★ 6.3/10•1936•1h 19m•16•Science Fiction•Horror•Thriller

Delving into new, strange fields of mystery!

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.

Lambert Hillyer · Director

John Colton · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 19m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 20, 1936

Actors

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr. Janos Rukh

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Felix Benet

Frank Lawton

Frank Lawton

Ronald Drake

Frances Drake

Frances Drake

Diana Rukh

Violet Kemble Cooper

Violet Kemble Cooper

Mother Rukh

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Lady Arabella Stevens

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Sir Francis Stevens

Paul Weigel

Paul Weigel

Monsieur Noyer

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Professor Meiklejohn

Georges Renavent

Georges Renavent

Chief of the Surete

May Beatty

May Beatty

Mme. LeGrand (uncredited)

Paul McAllister

Paul McAllister

Papa LaCosta (uncredited)

Nydia Westman

Nydia Westman

Briggs (uncredited)

Ynez Seabury

Ynez Seabury

Celeste (uncredited)

Robert Graves

Robert Graves

Gendarme (uncredited)

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