Invisible Ghost (1941) [Horror] [Thriller]



“Invisible Ghost” is a horror film starring Bela Lugosi, shot in black and white, and directed by Joseph H. Lewis. Lugosi plays Kessler, a man controlled by homicidal impulses beyond his control. He is being controlled by his wife, who had left him for another man. She was involved in a car accident that has left her brain damaged and is kept in the basement, in secret, by Kessler’s gardener. When an innocent man is executed for a murder done by Kessler in the house, his twin brother visits and tries to unravel the mystery. In the end it ends up that Kessler really is the killer and he doesn’t know it. Kessler looks at the painting of his wife (that is stabbed on the throat) and then walks out to be arrested.

Directed by Joseph H. Lewis, produced by Sam Katzman and Pete Mayer, written by Al Martin and Helen Martin, starring Bela Lugosi as Charles Kessler, Polly Ann Young as Virginia Kessler, John McGuire as Ralph Dickson and Paul Dickson, Clarence Muse as Evans (the Butler), Terry Walker as Cecile Mannix, Betty Compson as Mrs. Kessler, Ernie Adams as Jules Mason, George Pembroke as Police Lieutenant Williams, Ottola Nesmith as Mrs. Mason, Fred Kelsey as Detective Ryan, Jack Mulhall as Detective Tim, Fred Aldrich as Guard at Ralph’s Exeuction, Lloyd Ingraham as The Psychiatrist and Robert Strange as Coroner Kirby.

Source: “Invisible Ghost” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 1 April 2013. Web. 20 April 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Ghost.

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37 Replies to “Invisible Ghost (1941) [Horror] [Thriller]”

  1. Really enjoyed this!  Thanks for posting these great movies.  What is the last line of the film?  Bela's character says to the painting, "I knew you'd come back.  Nothing can 'bind' (?) us now, darling."

  2. Uncle Marty is a Bela fan, and proud of it! First time I've seen this one.. A strange combination of creepy moments and weird logic. I love the scene with the gardener and his wife calmly discussing the fact that they're keeping Lugosi's crazy wife hidden in the basement!

  3. Creepy KOFY Movie Time has got this flick on right now ! Many things I like about it , but what strikes me the most is the house – so elaborately furnished , yet not ostentatious .. .. ..

  4. There's a great psychological story in this movie, does he kill because his wife keeps appearing and talking to him, and he thinks she's haunting him, or is he just crazy and kills because she left him? Black & white movies just have that certain extra "mystery " aspect, and the lack of gore just makes them even creepier.

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