Monday, 29 May 2017
197 The Two Faces of Dr Jekyll ( 1960 )
Hammer's take on the Jekyll and Hyde story concentrates more on the sex than the science and for the most part it's pretty good although the device of actor Paul Massie putting on false beard and sideburns for Jekyll looks a bit cheap. It also goes on a bit too long, the last few minutes being unnecessary. Oh and that snake isn't nearly big enough to kill an adult.
Dr Jekyll ( Paul Massie ) is an obsessed scientist neglecting his wife Kitty to the extent of not noticing she's having an affair with his friend ( and debtor ) Paul ( Christopher Lee ), a London playboy. When he becomes Hyde he manipulates the pair to his own advantage as well as enjoying all the debauchery London can throw at him.
Dawn Addams ( as Kitty Jekyll )
Sex : Kitty is having an affair with Paul for which she is raped ( largely offscreen ) by Hyde
Death : Commits suicide by falling through a glass ceiling
Dawn ha a long career without ever quite becoming a star. Her film cv includes The Robe, The Moon Is Blue and A King In New York. After 1971 she was restricted to TV where her credits include Triangle and Crossroads. She died of cancer in 1985 aged 55.
Norma Maria ( as Maria )
Sex : Maria has sex with Hyde and appears barebacked afterwards. She also does a scantily-clad erotic dance with a snake
Death : Strangled by Hyde
Norma ( who doesn't look that great when the mask comes off ) made only one other film and is completely obscure.
Joy Webster ( as Jenny )
Sex : Jenny is a prostitute
Death : Survives
Joy plays a tart once more and yes, that is Oliver Reed as her minder.
Pauline Shepherd ( as Mary )
Sex : Mary is a whore, part of a plan to roll Hyde
Death : Survives
Pauline was a bit part actress active at the turn of the sixties. After a regular part in the TV series Home Tonight she vanishes from view. She would now be 78.
Janina Faye ( as Jane )
Sex : n/a
Death : Survives
Janina plays a deaf mute girl who idolises Jekyll
Magda Miller ( as Sphinx Girl )
Sex : Goes off with Paul and another girl for a menage a trois. Awesome boobs
Death : Survives
This was actually the last of Magda's handful of films but her TV career lasted into the mid-eighties. She is now 81.
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