No Camouflage Necessary Tonight – He’s the “Invisible Agent”!

You've heard of untold stories of World War II- but, tonight on MeTV, we have an unseen story- well,a major player in it,anyway- when we meet yet another member of the Griffin family who opts for transparency- this time, in the name of his country-as the “Invisible Agent”!

A small print shop is run by a quiet young man-  and a group that enters his establishment hardly wants to order party invitations (but-they're part of the wrong party- they're enemies of the USA!) These foreign agents have discovered a secret about poor Frank Raymond- that his actual last name is  Griffin- and that his grandfather was none other than the original “Invisible Man”! They've deduced that Grandpa's invisibility formula still exists- and that Frank  is in possession of this power weapon. Frank has no plans to give the formula to anyone- friend or foe- and manages to elude the enemy emissaries. Then, a tragic event changes his mind-the attack on Pearl Harbor persuades  him to  donate the formula to the war effort- BUT-on one condition- that he,  Frank, be the only one to take the formula. and use his invisibility to help win the war for America!

The government and their allies agree to his terms and soon,  Frank is using the formula,  becoming invisible even as he parachutes to behind enemy lines!  He searches for his local contacts who are secretly supporting America- and find that one of them is a sultry female who seems to be in cahoots with the enemy! Not sure if he can trust her, Frank continues on his mission- to locate a list  of foreign agents already embedded in America, and uncover the date of a planned sneak attack on the homeland! One member of the enemy intelligence puts together the facts that an invisible force may be at work- and, having knowledge of the history of the formula,deduces who this unseen agent really is. Can the heartless enemy find a way to catch the invisible enemy- and gain the power of invisibility to bring a mighty nation to its knees?

When this film hit the screens in 1942, it was meant as both a sci fi thriller and a morale booster for the American audience struggling with living through war times. We get Jon Hall (who we've seen take on invisibility in another film we've shown) as the invisible agent, bumping heads with  the devious Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Peter Lorre ( in the- ahem- role of a  Japanese baron) and forming an uneasy alliance with supposed double agent Ilona Massey.  We'll be running down the cast list to acknowledge several of the players.Please note -this being a wartime film, there will be some VERY  politically-incorrect references regarding the enemies, and , yes, swastikas make appearances.  You'll also get some semi-bright ideas for some “invisible” programming, as well as a commercial idea and a Sven song. And-keep an eye out during the mail segment for an amazing contribution from an iconic superhero artist!

"Invisible Agent" can be seen -or not- on MeTV tonight at 10 pm eastern/pacific, 9 central, or check your local listings or at www.metv.com . Our Chicago viewers will get one more look at "Cult of the Cobra" at 11 am on our sister station, the U, WCIU.

I just wanted to mention that an iconic horror show host from the Pittsburgh area- "Chilly Billy" Cardille - has passed away due to complications from cancer. You might recall him as the reporter in the original "Night of the Living Dead"- Bill was a real old school broadcast talent, who hosted numerous programs- even TV wrestling- and was certainly beloved for his work as a horror host. We'll be saluting him in an upcoming Sven program.

For now, though,the gloves are off (as well as the shirt, pants, etc.) tonight- when you join our Sven squadron for  invisible patriotic heroics!