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Fantasy-News, v. 5, issue 21, whole no. 126, November 17, 1940

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Page Six                FANTASY NEWS
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SCIENTIFILMS by Mario Racic, Jr.
"The Invisible Woman" - SYNOPSIS:
The Time...........................The Present
The Place.........The Pacific Coast and 
                     Mexico
   After paying off $100,000 heartbalm for his latest romantic escapade, playboy Dick Russell (John Howard) is practically penniless.  His lawyer, Hudson informs him he must give up his town house and also stop furnishing funds to Professor Gibbs (John Barrymore), eccentric scientist who has been conducting experiments at the Russell country estate.
   Advised of this calamity, the Professor hastily alters an ad he has placed in the newspaper offering $3000 to anyone willing to undergo a test to become invisible.  For the Professor has just made his greatest discovery—a hypodermic solution and a machine, which, together, will render human beings invisible.
   Discouraged with her job as a dress model, and seeking to gain revenge on her abusive employer, Growley (Charles Lane), Kitty Carroll offers herself as a human guinea pig for the Professor’s experiment.
   The test is a triumphant success.  Kitty is made completely invisible.  Jubilant, the Professor summons Dick to “see” the result.  But when Dick arrives, the invisible Kitty has disappeared, having slipped out to give Growley the scare of his life.  Dick.  thinking the Professor is crazy, leaves for his mountain lodge.
   When Kitty returns, the angry Professor turns her away.  However, when Kitty exposes three gangsters masquerading as scientists who have come to steal the invisibility machine, the Professor relents.  Determined to prove his discovery to Dick, he takes Kitty, whom he has again made invisible after she has materialized, up to Dick’s lodge.
   At the lodge Dick is finally convinced of the Professor’s remarkable achievement.  However, he and Kitty are at verbal swords’ points-Kitty taunting the playboy about his romantic affairs and he in turn insinuating she must have submitted to becoming invisible because of her probable frowsy appearance.
   Unaware of the experiment is Dick’s whimsical butler, George (Charles Ruggles), kept on the verge of insanity by Kitty’s invisible antics.
   Later, Kitty, who must be unclothed inorder to be completely invisible, catches cold and takes a few brandies.  The alcohol prolongs the effect of the hypodermic solution and Kitty fails to materialize at the expected time.
   Alarmed, Dick and the Professor rush back to the Russell country estate.  There they discover the invisibility machine is gone, stolen by henchmen of Blackie Cole (Oscar Homolka), fugitive gangster hiding out in Mexico.  A sentimentalist, Blackie is overcome with a terrific urge to see Chicago again and figures the invisibility idea is just the thing to insure a safe return.
   Without the hypodermic solution, which the mobsters have neglected to take a long, the Professor’s machine is impotent.  Furious Blackie sends his henchmen back to kidnap the Professor, who, meanwhile has discovered another formula to make Kitty materialize.
   Blackie’s henchmen break into Dick’s home just as Dick actually sees Kitty for the first time.  Both the Professor and Kitty are bundled into a plane and flown to Blackie’s Mexican hideout, where they are held prisoners.
   Kitty, however, discovers some rubbing alcohol, drinks it and becomes invisible again.  In a wild, hilarious battle, she disposes of the entire mob just as Dick, with whom she is now in love, arrives with the Mexican National Guard.
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BOB TUCKER DENIES PHILLY TELEGRAM!
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   As we go to press, we are in receipt of a letter from Bob Tucker, Top Fan of the Middle West, denying any authorization for the message sent to the Philly Conference in which it was demanded that the Philco reject the proposed Eastern Conference.  Tucker writes that he did not sign this message and that the use of his name was unauthorized.  The full text of his letter will appear in our next issue.

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Page Six FANTASY NEWS ______________________________ SCIENTIFILMS by Mario Racic, Jr. "The Invisible Woman" - SYNOPSIS: The Time...........................The Present The Place.........The Pacific Coast and Mexico After paying off $100,000 heartbalm for his latest romantic escapade, playboy Dick Russell (John Howard) is practically penniless. His lawyer, Hudson informs him he must give up his town house and also stop furnishing funds to Professor Gibbs (John Barrymore), eccentric scientist who has been conducting experiments at the Russell country estate. Advised of this calamity, the Professor hastily alters an ad he has placed in the newspaper offering $3000 to anyone willing to undergo a test to become invisible. For the Professor has just made his greatest discovery—a hypodermic solution and a machine, which, together, will render human beings invisible. Discouraged with her job as a dress model, and seeking to gain revenge on her abusive employer, Growley (Charles Lane), Kitty Carroll offers herself as a human guinea pig for the Professor’s experiment. The test is a triumphant success. Kitty is made completely invisible. Jubilant, the Professor summons Dick to “see” the result. But when Dick arrives, the invisible Kitty has disappeared, having slipped out to give Growley the scare of his life. Dick. thinking the Professor is crazy, leaves for his mountain lodge. When Kitty returns, the angry Professor turns her away. However, when Kitty exposes three gangsters masquerading as scientists who have come to steal the invisibility machine, the Professor relents. Determined to prove his discovery to Dick, he takes Kitty, whom he has again made invisible after she has materialized, up to Dick’s lodge. At the lodge Dick is finally convinced of the Professor’s remarkable achievement. However, he and Kitty are at verbal swords’ points-Kitty taunting the playboy about his romantic affairs and he in turn insinuating she must have submitted to becoming invisible because of her probable frowsy appearance. Unaware of the experiment is Dick’s whimsical butler, George (Charles Ruggles), kept on the verge of insanity by Kitty’s invisible antics. Later, Kitty, who must be unclothed inorder to be completely invisible, catches cold and takes a few brandies. The alcohol prolongs the effect of the hypodermic solution and Kitty fails to materialize at the expected time. Alarmed, Dick and the Professor rush back to the Russell country estate. There they discover the invisibility machine is gone, stolen by henchmen of Blackie Cole (Oscar Homolka), fugitive gangster hiding out in Mexico. A sentimentalist, Blackie is overcome with a terrific urge to see Chicago again and figures the invisibility idea is just the thing to insure a safe return. Without the hypodermic solution, which the mobsters have neglected to take a long, the Professor’s machine is impotent. Furious Blackie sends his henchmen back to kidnap the Professor, who, meanwhile has discovered another formula to make Kitty materialize. Blackie’s henchmen break into Dick’s home just as Dick actually sees Kitty for the first time. Both the Professor and Kitty are bundled into a plane and flown to Blackie’s Mexican hideout, where they are held prisoners. Kitty, however, discovers some rubbing alcohol, drinks it and becomes invisible again. In a wild, hilarious battle, she disposes of the entire mob just as Dick, with whom she is now in love, arrives with the Mexican National Guard. ---------------------------------------------- BOB TUCKER DENIES PHILLY TELEGRAM! ____________________________ As we go to press, we are in receipt of a letter from Bob Tucker, Top Fan of the Middle West, denying any authorization for the message sent to the Philly Conference in which it was demanded that the Philco reject the proposed Eastern Conference. Tucker writes that he did not sign this message and that the use of his name was unauthorized. The full text of his letter will appear in our next issue.