Claude Rains has a unique voice with an excellent script
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Invisible Man
micaofboca-836-322711 — 14 years ago(November 05, 2011 02:07 AM)
Despite his visible absence in virtually all of the movie, Claude Rains' vocal technique is quite remarkable and unique. His aristocratic bearing is overshadowed by his defined individuality. In this role he dominated the screen through his antics and his license to exaggerate his character's insanity. Quite different from the debonaire parts he played with Bette Davis later on.
I also love the way he portrayed the arrogance that his medicine had altered his personality to in a Jekyll Hyde manner. He didn't just play the typical mad scientist. There's so much more humanity and characterization here. He actually delivered much more of a characterization in his part than the book imparted - which says much about how good the script writing was for this movie. And Claude Rains was as perfect in his part as Peter Lorre was in "M". -
PopperTheKungFuDragn — 9 years ago(October 09, 2016 11:25 AM)
He was great in this. I can't imagine anyone else pulling this off other than Rains. I even think he should have been nominated for an Oscar.
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Sewaat — 9 years ago(November 06, 2016 07:15 PM)
If not for Claude Rains being cast as The Invisible Man, this film would have been very forgettable. And instead of being revered as a classic alongside the other Universal films, it would have been lost to obscurity. When he's on screen (okay, he's invisible but you know what I mean) there is never a dull moment. He keeps the film exciting and hurries the pace along. He MADE this film work. That and the amazing practical, special effects.
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twofacetoo — 9 years ago(January 25, 2017 05:13 AM)
What's interesting is Claude Rains was very soft-spoken and had an almost weak and wimpy voice until he inhaled some dangerous gas during World War I, which affected his lungs and made his voice more gravelly and growly, hence the unique sound his voice has in this movie, amongst others.