The Invisible Man (1933)

This geocache is NOT at the above coordinates -- that looks like a barn that The Invisible Man might try hide in when being chased.

You must obtain the coordinates to the location of the container by watching the film in the title and finding the answers to the eight questions below. This is one of eight Classic Monsters geocaches, each of which can be solved and found independent of each other. There is also a final multi-cache that can be found by writing down the puzzle clue that is in each of the eight movie geocaches.

This series is meant to ease the burden of the stay-at-home orders in place to some extent; watch a movie you may not have seen ever before or recently, and work on finding a new geocache as well.

This cache was placed while following all Colorado guidelines and rules during the Coronavirus outbreak. As these conditions change frequently, please ensure that you follow all current guidelines while searching for this series of geocaches.

These are Classic Monster movies, not classic horror movies; when they were made, they may have shocked the audiences but by today's standards, they are not very scary at all.

This Classic Monsters series is named after 8 films, all produced by the same Hollywood film company, from 1931-1945. Seven of the eight are in black and white, also known as "monochrome", with Phantom of the Opera being produced in Technicolor. As such, a few of the Phantom questions are about colors seen in the film. There will also be a final cache, which you can get the coordinates for by keeping track of the puzzle clues that will be in each of the eight movie caches. These movies are not lengthy -- 7 of the 8 range from 70 to 79 minutes long, and Phantom of the Opera is 92 minutes. You DO NOT have to purchase anything to solve the puzzles to learn where the geocaches are -- they are available on several streaming and download services, as well as at many libraries.

So -- let's get started !

BE SURE TO WRITE DOWN THE LETTER CODE IN THE FRONT OF THE LOGBOOK WHICH IS USED IN THE “CLASSIC MONSTERS" FINAL CACHE which is still being worked on for now. Also, there is an Invisible Man (1933) trackable printed out and in the front of the logbook as well for discovery – it’s a campfire trackable.

Welcome to the fourth Classic Monsters cache by the 3 Williams Kidz geo-team. The idea is that you will have to watch the movie to get the answers to the questions below; there are one, maybe two exceptions, for trivia’s sake. Since the entire script is available – and easily “searchable” -- online, I have tried to come up with questions that you cannot answer by searching the Internet.

Here are all the geocaches in the Classic Monsters series:

1. Dracula (1931)

2. Frankenstein (1931)

3. The Mummy (1932)

4. The Invisible Man (1933)

5. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

6. The Wolf Man (1941)

7. Phantom of the Opera (1943)

8. Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)

9. Classic Monsters FINAL cache

If you are willing to watch one of Hollywood’s finest classic movies, get your movie source ready, fire up the TV, maybe pop some popcorn, and have a pen and paper ready to answer the below questions, which YES -- ARE IN THE ORDER they are presented in the film. The questions should be EASY to answer as in these difficult times, the idea here is to just ENJOY the movie and then have the opportunity to get out and find a cache while meeting the state guidelines during the Coronavirus outbreak.

The cache is located at North 38 5A.BCD West 105 2E.FGH

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Before the questions, please take time to recognize leading actress Gloria Stuart, who plays Flora. She was born in 1910, so she was 23 when The Invisible Man was produced in 1933. 64 years later in 1997 at the age of 87, she played the older Rose in James Cameron’s film Titanic, for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She passed away at age 100.

A: How far is it to Iping?
If it is 1 mile, A=7; if it is 1/4 mile, A=5; if it is 1/2 mile, A=6

B: Mrs. Hall (the bar lady) shows the Invisible Man to his room then comes back downstairs. She comes through a door from the kitchen and asks for "A bottle of Bass, Herbert." Over the door she just came through is a sign for – what?
If Pusser’s Rum, B=9; if Black and White Whisky, B=1; if Guinness, B=4

C: Mrs. Hall exclaims "He's not going to stay under this roof -- not another hour!" After a bit of dialogue, she then says "Go on -- do it now!" At that point, over her shoulders are casks of – what?
If Rye and Whiskey, C=0; if Rum and Ale, C=6; if Gin and Schnapps, C=3

D: Just after hearing that "An invisible man can rule the world!" we see the badge on Constable Jaffers' hat. What is his badge number?
If it is A 37, D=7; if it is F 48, D=0; if it is D 55, D=2

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E: Just after tipping over the baby stroller and pulling the hat off of "Grandfather", a rock is thrown through the window of a shop that sells what?
If Royal Soap, E=2; if The Finest Cigars, E=1; if Player’s Navy Cut, E=0

F: The newsboy gets everyone's attention, as he has the latest newspaper.
If it is The Evening News, F=6; if it is The Daily Standard, F=9; if it is The Chronicle, F=1

G: The search for the Invisible Man is being planned. After looking at the map on the table, how many policemen ride off on motorcycles?
If there are 2 policemen, G=0; if there are 4 policemen, G=7; if there are 6 policemen, G=2

H: Just after the train mishap, the Invisible Man takes a drawer of money from what bank?
If it is Lloyd’s Bank,H=5; if it is the Central Bank, H=8; if it is Barclay’s Bank, H=3

FTF congratulations go to hartsdale !!! (three exclamation points for his third FTF in this series)

Some trivia, from www.imdb.com:

In order to achieve the effect that Claude Rains wasn't there when his character took off the bandages, James Whale had Rains dressed completely in black velvet and filmed him in front of a black velvet background.

During the scenes with Una O'Connor, the hysterical pub landlady, James Whale struggled to control his own laughter, as he adored O' Connor's humor.

Boris Karloff and Colin Clive were both originally considered to play the lead. Karloff accepted until a dispute with James Whale broke up both their personal and professional relationship. Clive was tempted, but preferred to take a planned vacation back to England.

The reporter who offers suggestions to the police chief was played by Dwight Frye. He is best known for playing Renfield in "Dracula (1931)." He also played Fritz in "Frankenstein (1931)" and Karl Glutz in "The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)."

Although he has the lead in the film and his character is onscreen for 95% of the film, Claude Rains never actually "appears" onscreen until the very last moment.

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