16mm Film 41 The Invisible Ghost - Bela Lugosi Start Price USD 199.99 Current Price USD 199.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, October 26, 2008 End Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Location No Andover, MA See more about '16mm Film 41 The Invisible Ghost - Bela Lugosi' Description '41 The Invisible Ghost - Bela Lugosi - Kodak This is a 16mm B&W/sound film print of the classic Sci-Fi / Horror Feature "The Invisible Ghost" starring Bela Lugosi! Here's a synopsis and review from AMG: "Invisible Ghost is far from the best of Bela Lugosi's Monogram vehicles (if indeed there is such a thing), but with Joseph H. Lewis at the controls it is far and away the best directed. Lugosi is cast as Kessler, an otherwise normal gentleman who goes balmy whenever he thinks about his late wife (Betty Compson). It gets worse when Kessler is transformed via hypnosis into an unwitting murderer, apparently at the behest of his wife's ghost. An innocent man (John McGuire) is executed for Kessler's first murder, but the victim's twin brother (also John McGuire) teams with Kessler's daughter (Polly Ann Young) to determine the identity of the true killer. Though cheaply made, The Invisible Ghost maintains an appropriately spooky atmosphere throughout, with Lugosi delivering a full-blooded performance as a basically decent man controlled by homicidal impulses beyond his ken. Best of all is the non-stereotypical performance by african-american actor Clarence Muse as Lugosi's articulate, take-charge butler. — Hal Erickson Let's make one thing crystal clear about Invisible Ghost: This ridiculous melodrama, disingenuously sold as a horror movie, contains no ghosts and no one is rendered invisible. In fact, had Betty Compson, who apparently casts a spell on Bela Lugosi just by prowling around in his backyard, actually remained unseen, poor Bela wouldn't have turned into a multiple murderer in the first place. This inconsistency — one among many — cannot be dismissed simply because Joseph H. Lewis knows how to frame a shot nicely from inside a fireplace. Lewis, of course, is preferable from almost any Poverty Row hack, but there is really nothing he can do with a script so totally lacking in anything resembling actual life. Four people are murdered in Lugosi's house within the film's scant 64 minutes or so, and previous slayings are discussed, yet no one seems at all upset — or even mildly worried — over the carnage, and the victims are never referred to again. Poor John McGuire is convicted of murder and executed on the flimsiest of evidence, but, as Virginia's (Polly Ann Young) new boyfriend, would he even have been familiar with the house at the time of the previous killings? The actors do what they can to survive such silliness, but silent screen star Betty Compson cannot rescue a role that has her stalking about a cheap haunted house set stealing scraps from a chicken dinner. And the great African-American character star Clarence Muse is forced to speak screenwriters Helen and Al Martin's portentous lines as if performing Shakespeare. As for Bela himself, the Hungarian star actually offers one of his more restrained performances and the role of Kessler remains a favorite among his still legion of fans. — Hans J. Wollstein Note: Pictures below this line are from the actual print     Print Condition : Physical Condition: Rare KODAK original print. Has a few minutes of replacement footage from a 3m print (original)  Good to very good condition with some splices and some intermittent wear and lines. Vinegar Syndrome: No sign of vinegar . Payment: The winner of this auction agrees to make payment within 10 days of the end of the auction unless prior arrangements are made. Shipping: Shipping in the USA is via UPS  (Enter your zip code below for cost). 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