The Invisible Man Returns The Invisible Man Returns The Invisible Man Returns is a 1940 American horror science fiction film from Universal. It was written as a sequel to the 1933 film "The Invisible Man", which was based on the novel "The Invisible Man" by H. G. Wells. The studio had signed a multi-picture contract with Wells, and they were hoping that this film would do as well as the first. It would be followed by the comedic "The Invisible Woman" later the same year. The screen play for the film was written by Lester Cole and Curt Siodmak (as Kurt Siodmak). The film
The Invisible Man himself as bait to trap the Invisible Man, but a note that he sends is stolen from his servant by Griffin. Griffin uses Kemp's gun to shoot and injure a local policeman who comes to Kemp's aid, then breaks into Kemp's house. Kemp bolts for the town, where the local citizenry come to his aid. Griffin is seized, assaulted, and killed by a mob. The Invisible Man's naked, battered body gradually becomes visible as he dies. A local policeman shouts to have someone cover Griffin's face with a sheet. In the epilogue, it is revealed that Marvel has secretly kept