Invisible Ghost (1941) is an American horror film starring Bela Lugosi, shot in black and white, and directed by Joseph H. Lewis. Plot[edit] Charles Kessler (Bela Lugosi) is plagued by homicidal urges. His wife (Betty Compson), who had left him for another man, gets into a car accident that leaves her brain damaged and is kept in the basement, in secret, by Kessler's gardener. When an innocent man is executed for a murder Kessler committed in the house, his twin brother visits and tries to unravel the mystery. He discovers that Kessler is the killer and doesn't know it. His brother subdues him and contacts the police, who arrest Kessler. Cast[edit] L. to R.: Polly Ann Young, Bela Lugosi, and Clarence Muse in Invisible Ghost - cropped screenshot Bela Lugosi -Dr. Charles Kessler Polly Ann Young - Virginia Kessler John McGuire - Ralph Dickson and Paul Dickson Clarence Muse - Evans the Butler Terry Walker - Cecile Mannix Betty Compson - Mrs. Kessler Ernie Adams - Jules Mason George Pembroke - Police Lieutenant Williams Ottola Nesmith - Mrs. Mason (as Ollola Nesmith) Fred Kelsey - Detective Ryan Jack Mulhall - Detective Tim