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John Agar, Gloria Talbott, Arthur Shields, John Dierkes, Martha Wentworth ... see more see more... , Mollie McCart , Marjorie Stapp , Marel Page , Molly McCart , Rita Greene

Edgar G. Ulmer directed this silly but fun low-budgeter about young English heiress and bride-to-be Janet (Gloria Talbott), who arrives at the family estate on her 21st birthday. There she is informed... read more read more... by her guardian that her father was none other than the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll, the inventor of a formula which transformed him into an ill-mannered, murderous beast. As unpleasant as that prospect may be, there's an even greater concern: the doc's condition may be hereditary. This news so mortifies Janet that she calls off her wedding, much to the chagrin of her fiancee (John Agar, no stranger to chagrin), who finds the whole idea ludicrous. Ludicrous maybe, but after a horrible nightmare in which Janet transforms into a monster, she awakens to find herself covered in blood -- and the maid has been torn to shreds. Ulmer makes the most of a painfully low budget by borrowing concepts from countless other horror classics, and Janet's nightmare scenes are fairly chilling, but Talbott's decidedly non-English accent and some glaring period anachronisms threaten to spoil the show. The opening and closing sequences -- featuring a cackling silhouette of Jekyll & Hyde -- are a clever touch, though. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 11 min.

Directed by: Arthur Shields, Edgar G. Ulmer, Gloria Talbott, John Agar, John Dierkes, Marel Page, Marjorie Stapp, Martha Wentworth, Molly McCart, Rita Greene

Release Date: July 28, 1957

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DVD Release Date: June 13, 2000

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  • bbcfloridabound
    January 21, 2008
    bbcfloridabound
    A Good Black & White Ole School Hoorror Movie, Back when Movies were Movies if your into Friday Saturday night Fifties & Sixties Horror You will enjoy this one.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
October 3, 2008
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

This horror film from Edgar G. Ulmer suffers from a much lower budget, but nonetheless retains the touch of its poverty-row master. Full Review

Ken Hanke
May 12, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Indefensibly bad, undeniably fascinating.

Bob Bloom
December 19, 2002
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

He should have stayed a bachelor.

Emanuel Levy
June 19, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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