The Ugly Duckling (1959)
Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrived: until he discovers a medical formula developed by a dead uncle, which claimed to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'. Taking a draught of the elixir Henry is transformed into suave, sophisticated and highly desirable Teddy Hyde. Armed with his new persona, Teddy is ready to face the world; but is Henry ready for the consequences?
- Date of release
- 1959-09-09
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Director
- Lance Comfort
Casting
- Bernard Bresslaw — Henry Jekyll / Teddy Hyde
- Reginald Beckwith — Reginald
- Jon Pertwee — Victor Jekyll
- Maudie Edwards — Henrietta Jekyll
- Jean Muir — Snout
- Norma Marla — Angel
- Richard Wattis — Barclay
- Jess Conrad — Bimbo
- Shelagh Dey — Miss Angers
- Elwyn Brook-Jones — Dandy
- Michael Ripper — Fish
- David Lodge — Peewee
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