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.
The Invisible Menace | |
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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 |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
An army private and his new bride are trying to honeymoon on an island occupied by the military and a murderer.
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]