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The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) [N/A]

Featuring:
Louis Hayward, Jody Lawrance, Alexander Knox

Written by:
Mortimer Braus
Jack Pollexfen
Edward Huebsch

Directed by:
Seymour Friedman


Release Date:
October 31, 1951

Original Title:
The Son of Dr. Jekyll

Genres:
Crime | Horror | Romance

Production Companies:
Columbia Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 78

Overview from TheMovieDB

The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation has been unjustly deserved. He sets out to develop his father's formula in order to prove that he was a brilliant scientist rather than a murderous monster.

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Overview from Open Movies

Edward Jekyll, ignorant of how his father had brought forth death and destruction with his experiments, is pursuing a chemist career despite the fact that he has been discharged from school or his unorthodox experimentations. When the time comes for his father's estate, which had been put in trust, Edward first learns of his father's actions and rather than ignore the matter, sets out to prove that human personality can be changed by certain chemical stimulations. But he hasn't reckoned on Dr. Curtis Lanyon, a prominent doctor and close friend of the family. Lanyon wants to get his hands on the estate and resorts to murder and frame-ups to make Edward appear to be as insane as his father.

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Rankings and Honors

The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 4.9/10

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Walter Holscher

Assistant Director:
James Nicholson

Costume Design:
Jean Louis

Director:
Seymour Friedman

Director of Photography:
Henry Freulich

Editor:
Gene Havlick

Hairstylist:
Helen Hunt

Makeup Artist:
Clay Campbell

Music Director:
Morris Stoloff

Original Music Composer:
Paul Sawtell
Paul Mertz

Set Decoration:
William Kiernan

Sound Engineer:
Jack A. Goodrich

Story:
Jack Pollexfen
Mortimer Braus

Stunt Double:
Paul Baxley

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