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The Indestructible Man stars Lon Chaney Jr. as Butcher Benton, a notorious criminal brought back from the grave Frankenstein-style. Benton uses his new lease on life to get revenge on those who sent him to the chair. Director Jack Pollexfen uses L.A. locations and Dragnet-style narration to good effect. Pollexfen is best known as a writer of pictures like Man From Planet X (1951) and Daughter Of Dr. Jekyll (1957) for director Edgar Ulmer.
Speaking of Ulmer, The Amazing Transparent Man would be one of his last films. His ability to make a decent film on a nonexistent budget (Detour, Moon Over Harlem) was tested on everything from film noir to Yiddish-language pictures. Here, a scientist tries his new invisibility formula on a safecracker who naturally sees the criminal benefits of the discovery. As usual, Ulmer keeps things moving along at a good clip.
Editor's Note
Two horror classics on one DVD! See individual titles for contributors and notes.
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