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I, Monster *** (1971, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Mike Raven) – Classic Movie Review 3078

Director Stephen Weeks’s 1971 British horror movie I, Monster is a version of the split personality Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde story in all but name. Despite the character names having been changed, it is still […]

Nov, 22

The Two Faces of Dr Jekyll *** (1960, Paul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee) – Classic Movie Review 2890

Director Terence Fisher’s 1960 Hammer Films horror version of the dark Robert Louis Stevenson favourite Jekyll and Hyde classic tale is firm, strong and steady. It features a fine star performance from Paul Massie as […]

Sep, 08

The Body Snatcher **** (1945, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell) – Classic Movie Review 2390

Director Robert Wise’s 1945 tale of horror in old Edinburgh of 1832 is one of producer Val Lewton’s most celebrated macabre thrillers. It’s very much a work of the legendary Lewton, who co-writes the script, […]

Apr, 16

Treasure Island **** (1950, Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Finlay Currie, Basil Sydney) – Classic Movie Review 2,058

Ah, ha, Jim lad! The inimitable, or very imitable, Robert Newton is an absolute knockout in the 1950 adventure film Treasure Island as the best-ever eccentric pirate captain Long John Silver. Shiver Me Timbers! Talk […]

Jan, 09

The Wrong Box *** (1966, John Mills, Michael Caine, Nanette Newman, Ralph Richardson, Peter Sellers) – Classic Movie Review 1903

Julia Finsbury (Nanette Newman): ‘My father was a missionary. He was eaten by his Bible class.’ Producer-director Bryan Forbes’s unusual and likeable, delightfully daft 1966 British period screwball dark comedy is ‘suggested by’ Robert Louis Stevenson […]

Nov, 29

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde **** (1920, John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, Brandon Hurst, Nita Naldi) – Classic Movie Review 781

John Barrymore stars in the 1920 horror movie Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the most famous silent version of the much-filmed beloved Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 classic novel. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1920): The […]

Feb, 01

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ***** (1931, Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart) – Classic Movie Review 779

Fredric March won the Best Actor Oscar for his devilish portrayal of sexual frustration in the stirring and creepy 1931 film version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The 1931 Dr Jekyll […]

Jan, 31

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