The Son of Dr. Jekyll
The Son of Dr. Jekyll is a 1951 American historical horror film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Louis Hayward, Jody Lawrance, Lester Matthews and Alexander Knox. Financed and distributed by Columbia Pictures, it is based on a screenplay by Jack Pollexfen and Mortimer Braus. The film is a continuation of Robert Louis Stevensons original classic novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, although bearing some differences to the horror classic.
John Utterson and Dr. Lanyon original characters from Stevensons novel mourn their unfortunate friend Dr. Jekyll, until Inspector Stoddard brings the two to the Soho flat, where JekyllHyde has left an orphan behind. Utterson agrees to adopt the young Jekyll, since he and his wife havent succeeded in having children. Thirty years later, Edward Jekyll, now fiance to Uttersons niece Lynn and a student of Royal Academy of Sciences, is expelled from the academy because of his peculiar and unorthodox experiments. Edward is unaware that he is actually Henry Jekylls son, and when he inherits the Jekyll Mansion, Dr. Lanyon tells him his tragic fathers story.Edward and Lynn move to the old Jekyll Mansion for the preparations of their marriage, and soon, Edward feels unwelcome by his neighbors. Discovering his fathers laboratory, Edward convinces himself to work on his fathers experiments in order to clear the Jekyll name. He hires Michaels, Dr. Jekylls old assistant, and begins researching. Unfortunately, after Edward first tests the formula on himself, a Hydelike man appears in the house and murders a number of people. Edward is charged for the murders, and thought insane, is transferred to Dr. Lanyons sanitarium where the murders continue. Edward begins wondering if it is he who transforms into a murderer or someone else is trying to drive him to insanity. ........
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