The Invisible Ray

The Invisible Ray

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Directed by Lambert Hillyer

Produced by Universal Pictures

193679 min6.4 / 10

A 1930s science-fiction thriller about a scientist's descent into paranoid madness and murderous revenge, driven by a radioactive element that poisons both body and mind.

Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.

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