The Invisible Menace

The Invisible Menace
Film poster
Directed by	John Farrow
Screenplay by	Crane Wilbur
Based on	Without Warning 1937 play by Ralph Spencer Zink
Produced by	Bryan Foy executive Hal B. Wallis Jack L. Warner
Starring	Boris Karloff Marie Wilson
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Edited by	Harold McLernon
Music by	Bernhard Kaun
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	January 22, 1938 (1938-01-22)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Invisible Menace is a 1938 American mystery film directed by John Farrow and starring Boris Karloff.^[1][2] It was also known as Without Warning.

Plot

An army private and his new bride are trying to honeymoon on an island occupied by the military and a murderer.

Cast

• Boris Karloff as Mr. Jevries, aka Dolman
• Marie Wilson as Sally Wilson Pratt
• Eddie Craven as Pvt. Eddie Pratt
• Regis Toomey as Lt. Matthews
• Henry Kolker as Col. George Hackett
• Cy Kendall as Col. Bob Rogers
• Charles Trowbridge as Dr. Brooks
• Eddie Acuff as Cpl. Sanger
• Frank Faylen as Al (private of the guard)
• Phyllis Barry as Mrs. Aline Dolman
• Harland Tucker as Ted Reilly
• William Haade as Pvt. Ferris
• John Ridgely as Pvt. Innes (scenes deleted)
• Jack Mower as Sgt. Peterson
• Anderson Lawler as Pvt. Abbott (as Anderson Lawlor)
• John Harron as Pvt. Murphy

Production

The film was based on a play Without Warning by Ralph Spencer Zink which had a short run on Broadway in May 1937.^[3] The New York Times called it a "competent detective play."^[4]

Warner Bros bought the film rights and assigned Boris Karloff to star and John Farrow to direct. Jane Wyman was originally meant to play the female lead.^[5][6]

Wyman was replaced by Marie Wilson. Filming started August 1937.^[7]

See also

• Boris Karloff filmography

References

1. Jacobs 2011, pp. 2216–2217.
2. "The Invisible Menace". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
3. "' WITHOUT WARNING' WILL OPEN TONIGHT". New York Times. May 1, 1937. ProQuest 102238729.
4. B. A. (May 3, 1937). "THE PLAY". New York Times. ProQuest 102334969.
5. "NEWS OF THE SCREEN". New York Times. July 12, 1937. ProQuest 102007664.
6. Schallert, E. (July 26, 1937). "SALARY WAR GIVES YOUNG SCOTT ROLE IN BARTHOLOMEW PICTURE". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 164772744.
7. "NEW FILM PRODUCTIONS STARTED DURING WEEK". Los Angeles Times. August 8, 1937. ProQuest 164735366.

Sources

• Jacobs, Stephen (2011). Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster (1st ed.). Sheffield: Tomahawk Press. pp. 2216–2217. ISBN 978-0955767043.

External links

• The Invisible Menace at IMDb
• The Invisible Menace at the TCM Movie Database
• The Invisible Menace at AllMovie
• The Invisible Menace at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films