The Invisible Woman (1940)

A ditzy professor (John Barrymore) has invented a serum that renders people invisible. He puts an add in the newspaper for a "guinea pig" to test the serum on. He's surprised when the subject who turns up is a woman (Virginia Bruce) because he was expecting a man. Directed by A. Edward Sutherland (ABIE'S IRISH ROSE), this is the third entry in Universal's Invisible Man six movies franchise. What makes it different from the first two is that it's a comedy (some might even call it a screwball comedy). As the nutty professor, Barrymore seems to be having some fun in the role but overall, it's a rather silly movie. It's a one joke film (much is made of Virginia Bruce being naked when invisible) and it wears out its welcome even in its brief running time. Charles Ruggles provides some humor as a put upon manservant. With John Howard, Oscar Homolka, Margaret Hamilton, Donald MacBride and Maria Montez,