Friday, 24 February 2017

121 The Son of Dr Jekyll ( 1951 )


This  is  an  over-long  and  rather  dull  continuation  of  the  Jekyll  story.

His  baby  son  Edward , the  product  of  a  marriage  not  in  any of  the  previous  versions  is  adopted  by  his  father's  friend  Sir  John Utterson  ( Lester  Matthews )  while  the  estate  is  managed  by  Dr  Lanyon  ( Alexander  Knox ). He  grows  up  to  be  a  hot  headed  young  man  ( Louis  Hayward )  intent  on  furthering  his  father's  work. However  the  press  and  public  view  him  as  potentially  dangerous  and  their  fears  seem  to  be  confirmed  by  various  incidents.

Jody  Lawrance  (  as  Lynn )

Sex : No

Death : Survives


Jody  was  originally  Nona  Goddard  and  became  foster  sister to  the  future  Marilyn  Monroe.  This  is  one  of  her  earliest  films. She  had  an  up  and  down  career  blighted  by  her  reputation  as  a  trouble  maker  and  a  stormy  personal  life. She  died  in  1986  aged  55.

Claire  Carleton  ( as  Hazel )

Sex : No

Death  : Killed  by  Lanyon ( off  screen )


Claire  was  a  very  busy  actress  who  worked  on  stage  in  the  thirties, film  in  the  forties  and  fifties  and  TV  in  the  sixties  though  she  never  became  a  star. She  died  in  1979  aged  66.

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