The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

In the dimly lit world of coal mining, Geoffrey Radcliffe, a wealthy operator, stands on the precipice of a fatal abyss. Wrongly condemned for the murder of his brother, he is mere hours away from the noose. His betrothed, the passionate Helen Manson, is a tempest of despair, and his cousin Richard Cobb, despite his best efforts, can offer no reprieve. Their last shred of hope lies in the eccentric Dr. Frank Griffin, a close friend and the brother of the man who once unearthed an enigmatic formula that cloaks a human in invisibility. The drug's lethal twist? It gradually warps the mind into madness. With the sands of time slipping through their fingers, and no other option in sight, Griffin infiltrates the prison's grim walls to administer the drug to Geoffrey. As the fatal hour looms, Geoffrey, cloaked in an unseen shroud, slips past the iron bars and into the night. The seasoned Inspector Sampson of Scotland Yard, quick to connect the dots to the original Invisible Man, embarks on a relentless hunt for the spectral escapee. Amidst the clamour and chaos, three desperate searches unfurl: Griffin in a frenzied race against time to concoct an antidote, Geoffrey weaving through the shadows to uncover the true culprit, and Inspector Sampson hot on the unseen trail of the escaped convict. Can Geoffrey elude the relentless dragnet of the police and unmask the real murderer? Will Griffin unearth an antidote before the sinister formula consumes Geoffrey's sanity? The Invisible Man Returns is a riveting tale of desperation and suspense, where the unseen lurks in every shadow, and the ticking of the clock echoes the descent into madness.

The Invisible Man Returns is a horror movie featuring Cedric Hardwicke.

The Invisible Man Returns is currently streaming on Peacock Premium.