The Amazing Transparent Man

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The Amazing Transparent Man
A promotional lobby card for "The Amazing Transparent Man."
Directed by	Edgar G. Ulmer
Produced by	Lester D. Guthrie Robert L. Madden John Miller
Written by	Jack Lewis
Starring	Marguerite Chapman Douglas Kennedy James Griffith Ivan Triesault
Music by	Darrell Calker
Cinematography	Meredith M. Nicholson
Editing by	Jack Ruggiero
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date(s)	July 1960
Running time	57 min
Country
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Amazing Transparent Man is a 1960 science fiction film starring Marguerite Chapman. It is an American B-movie which follows the story of an escaped criminal who uses an invisibility serum to escape. It was one of two sci-fi films shot back to back by director Edgar G. Ulmer (the other being Beyond the Time Barrier). The combined filming schedule for both films was only two weeks. The film was later featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

The film has received very poor reviews and has suffered in popularity as a result of its low budget. Leading science fiction author David Wingrove commented in his Science Fiction Source Book that "its cheap-budget origins show throughout. Amazing claims too much for what is essentially a thriller involving an escaped criminal..."

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 References
- 3.1 Bibliography
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Paul Krenner (James Griffith), a former major, forces scientist Peter Ulof (Ivan Triesault) to develop a radiation-based technique capable of making people invisible. He proposes to use this technique for military purposes and to develop a method of making an army invisible which he would be able to sell to the highest bidder. In order to secure sufficient radium to continue the experiments he helps Joey Faust (Douglas Kennedy) to escape from prison and forces him to undergo the invisibility treatment so that he can steal more. However Faust has different ideas and uses his new found invisibility for his own ends.

[edit] Cast

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Actor	Role
Marguerite Chapman	Laura Matson
Douglas Kennedy	Joey Faust
James Griffith	Maj. Paul Krenner
Ivan Triesault	Dr. Peter Ulof
Boyd 'Red' Morgan	Julian
Carmel Daniel	Maria Ulof
Edward Erwin	Drake
Jonathan Ledford	Smith
Norman Smith	Security guard
Patrick Cranshaw	Security guard
Kevin Kelly	Woman
Dennis Adams	State Police officer
Stacy Morgan	State Police officer