Watching *The Invisible Ray* with Karloff and Legosi and I wonder how much of the opening scenes with Frances Drake inspired Princess Leia in the first Star Wars.

The rough white gown and its shape. The lack of a bra. Drake's hairstyle feels like a 1930's variant of the hair buns.

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