Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

William Crain

Writers:

Larry LeBron (writer)
Lawrence Woolner (story)

Release Date:

January 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

A Monster He Can't Control Has Taken Over His Very Soul!

Plot:

An African-American scientist develops a formula to regenerate dying liver cells, but it has the unfortunate...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | African American | Police | Killer | Scientist

Cast

Bernie Casey	...	Dr. Henry Pride
Rosalind Cash	...	Dr. Billie Worth
Marie O'Henry	...	Linda Monte
Ji-Tu Cumbuka	...	Lt. Jackson
Milt Kogan	...	Lt. Harry O'Connor
Stu Gilliam	...	Silky, the pimp
Elizabeth Robinson	...	Cissy Hubbard
Della Thomas	...	Bernice Watts
Marc Alaimo	...	Preston, the pusher
Sam Laws	...	Bartender
Judith Angeline	...	Nurse
Janet Day	...	Nurse
Eric Washington	...	Orderly
Dan Spelling	...	Orderly
Cora Lee Day	...	Mrs. Emily Harris

Also Known As:

Decision for Doom (USA) (reissue title)
Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Black and Mr. White
Serum (USA) (working title)
The Watts Monster (USA) (reissue title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Watts Towers - 1765 E. 107th Street, Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA

Quotes:

Lt. Jackson: Brother man, this situation is rapidly becoming insalubrious... meaning: We're about to stomp a mudhole in your ass!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)

Pretty good horror flick from the '70s

I remember seeing this film advertised on an Atlanta TV station late night in 1976: then I saw the rating, "R", and being 10 years old with religious parents I knew I'd never see it. Little did I know then that VCRs were just around the corner. Dr. Pride is looking for cures in liver diseases, and he discovers a formula that doesn't do too much for the liver but makes the user a monster. After a botched attempt on an old lady at the hospital he tries it on himself...becoming Mr. White Monster. This film isn't very scary, but its mighty entertaining. I can see how William Crane (the director) probably was making a statement about drug abuse. Bernie Casey is good as the doctor. The film also stars Rosiland Cash and was distributed by Dimension Pictures (Kingdom of the Spiders & Ruby).