Doctor Jeckyll is a man obsessed by the notion that each of us is made of two parts. One part of us is good, caring and empathetic. The other is blunt, crass, violent and rude, fuelled by narcissism and a set of hedonistic base desires. He creates a potion that brings out the bad side, allowing it to fully take control of the whole person and run riot for an evening before retreating back into the whole by morning. Doctor Jeckyll could quite easily have saved a lot of lab time by simply necking four cans of Special Brew and a bottle of Lambrini, but I suppose the 30s were a different time...
Released in 1931, Doctor Jeckyll and Mr Hide, Rouben Mammoullian's film is a surprisingly good tale of good and evil. It was also released "Pre-Code" which means it's raunchy as, so do give it a watch if you get the time!
TWO MORE EPISODES TO GO GUYS!
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