Jekyll opens, after a hilariously weird precredit scene, with a miniature of the jekyll estate, and with its gnarled surrounding vegetation and creepycastle look, it sets an otherworldly tone for the entire film. Jekyll 1957, the cyclops 1957, i married a monster from outer space 1958 and the leech woman 1960. Jekyll, and that she may have inherited his curse, doomed to transform into a terrible monster. A basicly decent horror movie i could have given 4 stars to with a great cast except the print was so so. Jekyll is a lowbudget blackandwhite 1957 american horror film produced by jack pollexfen, directed by edgar g. Jekyll was jack pollexfenwho just so happened to have cowritten the original story on which the son of dr. The berlin decision 2003 a time travel movie trailer. Jekyll 1957 a scifi horror movie full length please subscribe now. Apr 16, 2019 jekyll, a 1957 film from allied artists directed by cult fave edgar g.
The movie was filmed in widescreen format, with a 1. Jekyll was released in italy on august 11, 1960 where it was distributed by incei film. She starred mainly in westerns as well as television shows. A woman finds out shes the daughter of the infamous dr. Jekyll, and begins to believe that she may also have a split personality. Jekyll, itself only a rehash of identical 1946 releases, prcs devil bats daughter and. A fun movie, though maybe not the best of dr jekyll. I still cant believe that i actually own this movie on dvd.
On her 21st birthday, a beautiful bridetobe discovers her father was the infamous dr. This horror film deals with the young womans attempts to determine whether or not she has. Ulmers lesser lights, not entirely his fault as the entire cast is hamstrung by a jack pollexfen script regurgitating the same plot he devised for columbias 1951 snooze fest son of dr. Jekyll and soon becomes the prime suspect in a series of murders in the town. Linscription est necessaire pour regarder le film en 1080p hd. Jekyll is a 1957 film about a young woman who discovers she is the daughter of the infamous dr. Jekyll 1957 starring john agar, gloria talbott, arthur shields, john dierkes, mollie mccard.
To date, there has not been a high quality release of this film. It was directed by terence fisher, and stars paul massie as dr. Jekyll, a film with a scenario so atrocious that it takes forty minutes to establish that the daughter of dr. Dont miss this movie if you are a true follower of the early horror films. The opening is worth mentioning as one of the more genres most memorably campy. The film is a variation on the 1886 gothic novella strange case of dr. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing daughter of dr. Aug 04, 2014 1957 no sooner does a young woman gloria talbott learn of her true parentage than local folk start falling prey to a fiendish killer. Jekyll cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Jekyll dvd, 2017 at the best online prices at ebay.
The lost british film has been found and available this month only. This is a restored version of the film before cutting for tv, plus an excellent extra about the director. A young woman discovers she is the daughter of the infamous dr. Jekyll, and costars dawn addams, christopher lee and david kossoff. Jekyll, and begins to believe that she may also have a split personality, one of whom is a ruthless killer. Jekyll is a 1960 horror film by hammer film productions. Jekyll 1957 and the hammer horror film the two faces of dr. After turning 21 years old, a young woman learns that she is the daughter of the infamous dr. Actor and director jerry lewis resurrected stevensons theme of dual personalities for his 1963 comedy the nutty professor. As is the case so often with the offspring of the classic horror film creatures, the horror here has little to do with that of the original versions. This is a film with quite a history for meit appeared on vhs in 1985 from the now defunct key video and then was quickly discontinued. It is meant for fans of old horror movies that want a copy of this movie. It stars gloria talbott, john agar and arthur shields. Bizarre werewolf type murders begin talking place and you know who is suspected.
The film is a continuation of robert louis stevensons original classic 1886 novella strange case of dr. Jekyll 1957 jekyll, a 1957 film from allied artists directed by cult fave edgar g. It grossed a total of 157 million italian lira on its initial theatrical run. This movie had john agar, gloria talbott in the lead roles of the film. Jekyll 1957 the 10th victim 1965 the mummys hand 1940 maniac 1963 the invisible man 1933 sweeney todd. It was written by wolf mankowitz, based on the 1886 novella strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde by robert louis stevenson in contrast to other film versions, jekyll. Ulmer, with john agar, gloria talbott, arthur shields, at turner classic movies. John agar, gloria talbott, arthur shields, john dierkes, mollie mccard, martha wentworth. Jekyll s daughter returns to her home village and people begin talking. Warren production designer theodore holsopple film editor holbrook n. Jekyll full movie in english fantasy, horror 1957 best horror tv films dhorreur complet en francais.
With john agar, gloria talbott, arthur shields, john dierkes. Gloria talbott, john agar, arthur shields, john dierkes, martha wentworth. Upon returning to her ancestral home with sturdy fiance john agar in tow, gloria talbott learns from guardian arthur shields that she is in fact the child of the late raving fiend dr. Sep 09, 2017 during the 1950s and 1960s, the jekyll and hyde story became drivein movie fare with offerings like the lowbudget the daughter of dr.
Could she really have inherited not only henry jekyll s estate, but the sinister state of his horrible alter ego as well. Up until 2005, there have been 35 movies made based on the story of dr. Jekyll, whose presence is still feared in the neighboring village. Jekyll is a 1951 american horror film directed by seymour friedman and starring louis hayward, jody lawrance and alexander knox. Jekyll, and tries to call off the marriage in belief she has inherited the family curse. Jekyll 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With a title like this, you can probably figure out a fullyformed plot synopsis of your own and have it come out awfully close to the one that powers this one along. Ulmer suffers from a much lower budget, but nonetheless retains the touch of its. June th, 2000 not yet rated 1 hr 7 min plot summary. A woman returns to her home on her 21st birthday with the man she is going to marry. Bloodhungry spawn of the worlds most bestial fiend. In the film, janet smith gloria talbott learns that she. In england, in the 1920s, janet smith and her fiance, george hastings, travel to a small village to celebrate her twentyfirst birthday with her guardian, dr. The film received a release in the united states in march 1965 through union film distributors.
Heres a strange little gem that was made in 1957 but actually feels like a universal film from the 40s. She became a horrorscifi icon and got her reputation as an early scream queen because of 4 movies that she starred in from 1957 1960. Jekyll and begins to believe that she may also have a split personality, one of whom is a ruthless killer. Todd writer jack pollexfen produced by ilse lahn, jack pollexfen directed by edgar g.
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