Climax!: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1955)
Michael Rennie plays the part of Dr. Jekyll, the scientist who experiments with a potion and gets turned into the evil Mr. Hyde. Hyde soon sets his site on a dance hall girl (Mary Sinclair), which leads to murder.
If you're a fan of the Robert Louis Stevenson story then you've probably seen countless version of it. This episode of the Climax! series at least offers up some good performances but there's very little else here that you'd considering fresh or original. I think the biggest problem is that it's somewhat poorly shot, although the limitations of television at the time can be blamed for this. As far as Rennie goes he's certainly good in the role and it's too bad he didn't get a chance to fully play Hyde as they obviously couldn't cross the line in regards to sexuality or violence. I thought Cedric Hardwicke was good as was Sinclair, although her one long scream before a commercial break was a bit too much.
Episode: C+
Michael Rennie plays the part of Dr. Jekyll, the scientist who experiments with a potion and gets turned into the evil Mr. Hyde. Hyde soon sets his site on a dance hall girl (Mary Sinclair), which leads to murder.
If you're a fan of the Robert Louis Stevenson story then you've probably seen countless version of it. This episode of the Climax! series at least offers up some good performances but there's very little else here that you'd considering fresh or original. I think the biggest problem is that it's somewhat poorly shot, although the limitations of television at the time can be blamed for this. As far as Rennie goes he's certainly good in the role and it's too bad he didn't get a chance to fully play Hyde as they obviously couldn't cross the line in regards to sexuality or violence. I thought Cedric Hardwicke was good as was Sinclair, although her one long scream before a commercial break was a bit too much.
Episode: C+