The Invisible Man (1933 film) The Invisible Man (1933 film) The Invisible Man is an American 1933 Pre-Code science fiction horror film directed by James Whale. It was based on H. G. Wells' science fiction novel "The Invisible Man", published in 1897, as adapted by R.C. Sherriff, Philip Wylie and Preston Sturges, whose work was considered unsatisfactory and who was taken off the project. Produced by Universal Pictures, the film stars Claude Rains, in his first American screen appearance, and Gloria Stuart. The film has been described as a "nearly perfect translation of the spirit of the book". It spawned a number of sequels, plus
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (novel) sequel, "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit II". Although published nearly thirty years after the original book, the sequel picks up the story eight years after the original novel, taking up Tom Rath's story in 1963. The plot concerns Tom's extramarital affair with a younger woman, his subsequent divorce and remarriage, and the death of his son in the Vietnam War. Unlike the original novel, it was neither a critical nor a commercial success. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (novel) The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a 1955 novel by Sloan Wilson about the American