Le Voleur invisible
About Le Voleur invisible
A man buys a copy of H. G. Wells's The Invisible Man at a bookstall and takes it to a hotel room. He mixes the formula, drinks it, and removes his clothes piece by piece until nothing shows. He loots silver and papers from the hotel, dresses again with a mask, and robs a couple in the street. Police chase him back to the room, where he sheds the clothes and fights them with the furniture.
Cast & crew
More about Le Voleur invisible
Segundo de Chomón directed this Pathé trick film in 1909 and is also credited as the photographer. The listed length is 115 meters on 35mm.
Themes
Look
Segundo de Chomón photographed it on 35mm, using the peel of the costume to show the body vanishing.
Music
Silent.
Preservation
A black-and-white 35mm-derived copy, listed at 115 meters, is in circulation.
Notes
- The English title used for it is The Invisible Thief.
- A circulating copy runs 7 minutes 28 seconds.
- The body disappears as each garment comes off, which is how the trick is shown.
- He hides the hotel loot in the room before he goes out masked.
Scenes
- He drinks the formula and takes off his clothes until the chair looks empty.
- Invisible, he throws furniture at the police in the hotel room.
Influenced by
- H. G. Wells's novel The Invisible Man
