What’s the most efficient villain for a low-budget movie? An invisible man, of course! And this movie sure needs it. This film is so small-time, you’re surprised that the cars start. In master shots galore, B-movie legend director Edgar G. Ulmer pounds out this story of an escaped convict who gets roped into a scheme to commit robberies with the help of a scientist’s invisibility machine. It’s a risky prospect. The machine is still in the experimental stage and the effects are a tad unpredictable. As soon as the characters figure out more, director Ulmer shares it with us, too—in yet another master shot. It’s not very good, but it IS less than an hour long. I’ve had shouting matches with my girlfriend that have lasted longer than this movie. And I sure could have used that invisibility ray.