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The Book
The Invisible Man is a famous 1897 science fiction novel by H.G. Wells. It is also commonly mistaken as the title to Ralph Ellison's novel, Invisible Man (1952).
The Movie
The Invisible Man is also a movie produced by Universal Pictures in 1933, directed by James Whale. The movie is considered one of the great Universal horror films of the 1930s, and it spawned a number of sequels, plus many spinoffs using the idea of an "invisible man" that were largely unrelated to Wells' original story. In his first screen appearance, Claude Rains was the voice of the Invisible Man (Dr. Jack Griffin) -- though in the only scene where the face of the Invisible Man was seen, a different actor was used.
Another related movie is the film, Hollow Man, which chronicles Sebastian Caine becoming invisible, and his subsequent madness as well as the ensuing chaos.
The TV Series
At least three television series have been produced for American television, and all three cast the "invisible man" character in the role of secret agent. The first series, The Invisible Man, debuted in 1975 and starred David McCallum as a scientist turned secret agent who invents a machine that turns him invisible, but is unable to change back. It lasted one season. The next year the same concept was tried again in a series called Gemini Man though this time the agent in question uses a device which turns him invisible for short periods. This series lasted only 11 episodes. A somewhat more successful Invisible Man series debuted in 2000 and starred Vincent Ventresca as an ex-con recruited by a low-rent spy organization and given the power of invisibility via the implantation of a special "quicksilver gland." This series lasted for two seasons. Several other attempts at "invisible" TV series, including an Invisible Woman, have not gotten past the pilot TV-movie stage.
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