---
title: 'The Invisible Ray (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lambert Hillyer'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-invisible-ray-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027800/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Invisible Ray (1936)

1936 · 82 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Invisible Ray is a 1936 American science-fiction horror film directed by Lambert Hillyer. It stars Boris Karloff as Dr. Janos Rukh, a scientist who comes in contact with a meteorite composed of an element known as "Radium X". After exposure to its rays begins to make him glow in the dark, his touch becomes deadly, and he begins to be slowly driven mad. Alongside Karloff, the film's cast includes Bela Lugosi, Frances Drake, Frank Lawton, Walter Kingsford, Beulah Bondi, Violet Kemble Cooper, and Nydia Westman.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lambert Hillyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/lambert-hillyer)
- **Screenplay:** [John Colton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-colton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-waxman)
- **Producer:** [Edmund Grainger](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-grainger)
- **Director of Photography:** [George Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-robinson)
- **Editor:** [Bernard W. Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-w-burton)

## Cast

- [Walter Kingsford](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-kingsford)
- [Frances Drake](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-drake)
- [Paul McAllister](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mcallister)
- [Boris Karloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-karloff)
- [Georges Renavent](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-renavent)
- [Frank Reicher](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-reicher)
- [Beulah Bondi](https://cinepixo.com/people/beulah-bondi)
- [Violet Kemble-Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/violet-kemble-cooper)
- [Bela Lugosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/bela-lugosi)
- [André Cheron](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-cheron)
- [Frank Lawton](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-lawton)
- [Etta McDaniel](https://cinepixo.com/people/etta-mcdaniel)
- [Jean De Briac](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-de-briac)
- [Paul Weigel](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-weigel)

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