Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)

A young woman discovers she is the daughter of the infamous Dr. Jekyll, and begins to believe that she may also have a split personality, one of whom is a ruthless killer.

Director:

Edgar G. Ulmer

Writer:

Jack Pollexfen

Stars:

John Agar, Gloria Talbott, Arthur Shields

Cast

Credited cast:
John Agar	...	George Hastings
Gloria Talbott	...	Janet Smith
Arthur Shields	...	Dr. Lomas
John Dierkes	...	Jacob
Molly McCart	...	Maid Maggie (as Mollie McCard)
Martha Wentworth	...	Mrs. Merchant
Marjorie Stapp	...	Woman Getting Dressed
Reita Green	...	Young Woman (as Rita Greene)
Marel Page	...	Young Man
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Terrell

Storyline

A young woman discovers she is the daughter of the infamous Dr. Jekyll, and begins to believe that she may also have a split personality, one of whom is a ruthless killer.

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Plot Keywords:

jekyll | mind control | vampire | werewolf | jekyll and hyde | 

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Taglines:

Blood-hungry spawn of the world's most bestial fiend!

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 July 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Filha do Médico e o Monstro

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Venturers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released on a double bill with The Cyclops, also starring Gloria Talbott.

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Goofs

Although the film is set in the early 20th century, at one point in the background you can see a 1956 Chevy and a 1956 Ford pass by.

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Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1996)

User Reviews

Gloria Talbott rocks, John Agar's on the rocks

Or, perhaps skids is more like it. How did John Agar get such wretched work as this in between films with John Wayne? (All right, I suppose most Wayne films are schlock, too.)

But, this is Dr. Jekyll's daughter. And he looks silly as her husband. This is a ridiculous Universal wanna-be, complete with a family estate and curse. The whole werewolf explaination for this curse is very contrary to Robert Louis Stevenson's original conception.

But, the werewolf ploy is not enough. DAUGHTER...is so boring, that I defy anyone to sit through it twice. I was in a coma by the time the end finally came.

Gloria Talbott rules, though. She is the quintessential mid-50's scream queen. She always played an able woman, but it always took a man by her side to work things out in the end(this time it is Agar). Talbott's appearances in this film and, THE CYCLOPS(the same year) cemented her image into many a Saturday-matinee patrons' mind.

Is this before or after Agar divorced Shirley Temple? This is certainly not the most pickled he looked(he looks more bleary-eyed in his later, Larry Buchanan period), but he looks just a little too cheery in some scenes. Maybe he was happy that the filming would soon be over.

I was glad when DAUGHTER OF DR. JEKYLL was over. Unless you're a Gloria Talbott fan, skip it.