Daughter of Dr. Jekyll: Edgar Ulmer Collection, Volume Three
by Edgar G. Ulmer
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Actor: Arthur Shields, Gloria Talbott, John Agar, John Dierkes, Martha WentworthDirector: Edgar G. Ulmer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 70 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-06-13
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Image Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Daughter of Dr. Jekyll: Edgar Ulmer Collection, Volume Three
DVD Review: Daughter of Dr. Jekyll Available on the Edgar G. Ulmer Archive DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Brand new and for $26 as I write this. The set also included four of Ulmer's other films. The picture and sound quality are just as good as this dvd if not better, Edgar G. Ulmer - ArchiveDVD Review: The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll ?.....POWERFULL!!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll ?
Powerful.
Don't write this off as a cheesy 50's "B" movie
I recently viewed this film again after not seeing it for maybe-45 years?
It scared the daylights out of me back then, and still does.
Actually, of all the Jekyll & Hyde films out there, did any of them remotely mention or hint that Dr. Jekyll had ANY children?? I didn't think so.
Definitely a well written, true horror film made when filmmakers & writers actually placed forth efforts, to frighten viewers.
Yeah, it is a low-buck film but if you concentrate closely, it has the same psychological impact as the old, 60's Outer Limits B&W classics.
Powerful acting, effects, makeup & screenplay for a film of this age.
-Definitely projects nightmare content...After all, is'nt that the reason
we view these??
DVD Review: A Minor Cult Favorite; Amusing For Fans Of 1950s B-Horror
Summary: 3 Stars
Edgar G. Ulmer began his career as a set designer to the famous theatrical impressario Max Reinhardt; by 1920 he was working in films, and although often uncredited labored on such legendary films as Fritz Lang's DIE NIBELUNGEN and METROPOLIS. By 1927 he was in Hollywood, and set design work led to assignments as a director. In 1934 Ulmer brought the full force of his talents upon Universal's THE BLACK CAT--a brilliantly realized film that many consider among the finest horror films of that decade. But Ulmer's affair with script girl Shirley Castle, wife of a studio executive, resulted not only in his termination at Universal but placed him on an industry-wide blacklist as well. He would never work at a major studio again.
But Ulmer had a knack for getting the most out of a tiny budget, and he soon found himself in demand as a director at second-string studios and for independent productions. Between his dismissal from Universal in 1934 and his death in 1972 he would direct more than forty films, and he was often noted for his ability to bring a remarkable artistic vision to the screen in spite of low budgets and questionable casts.
All that said, the 1957 DAUGHTER OF DR. JEKYLL was, according to daughter Arianne, a project undertaken for the sake of a paycheck; it is far from Ulmer's most memorable. Even so, as 1950s B-horror flicks go, it is far from the worst--in spite of tenth-rate special effects Ulmer manages to endow the movie with an entertaining atmosphere and the occasional jab of humor, and it is considerably more coherent than most of its kind.
The story concerns orphaned Janet Smith (Gloria Talbott), who has now reached her twenty-first birthday and arrives at the home of her guardian Dr. Lomas (Arthur Shields.) She brings with her future husband George Hastings (John Agar), who soon wins Dr. Lomas' approval, and all seems pleasant. But Janet is in for a surprise: Dr. Lomas tells her that she is heiress to the estate, left to her by her father, the notorious Dr. Jekyll, and no sooner is Janet in residence than corpses begin to crop up. Has she somehow inherited her father's chemically-induced evil?
The script here is extremely transparent, and you'll know what's going on long before Janet does. It is also more than a little odd, managing to wrap ideas about vampires and werewolves into the whole Dr. Jekyll package. Add to this extremely obvious minatures awash in dry ice, mediocre special effects, and a cast that tends toward the obvious at every possible turn--well, the overall effect is somewhat hooty, to say the least.
The print offered here is actually quite good, and the DVD comes with several amusing bonuses. THE DAUGHTER OF DR. JEKYLL will never rank along side the likes of Ed Wood's PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE in the "so bad it's good" cult movie derby--Ulmer is too much of an artist to permit tipsy tombstones--but it is actually amusing in its low-rent efforts. Recommended to fans of the genre.
GFT, Amazon Reviewer
DVD Review: NO BETTER OR NO WORSE
Summary: 4 Stars
The Daughter Of Dr.Jekyll was a good little horror flick from the 50s B movie era. A lotof people pan this movie because of its low budget values. But I found it to be a good
little 70 min monster/horror movie. No better or no worse than some of today's so called
block busters.
picture quality: Transfer better then from some big name studio, considering how old it is.
extras: enough, again considering how old it is and the source material
DVD Review: Bloodstains on your collar
Summary: 5 Stars
Gloria Talbott was the Connie Francis of "B" movies in the 1950s. Having appeared as a child performer in the late 1930s, Gloria's heyday was in the 50s, appearing in several films, including "The Cyclops", "The Leech Woman", the infamously titled "I Married a Monster from Outer Space", and, of course,"Daughter of Dr. Jekyll", directed by legendary B-movie director Edgar G. Ulmer ("The Black Cat", "Detour","Bluebeard"). The setting is early 1900s England. The shapely, dark-haired and big-eyed Gloria plays plays Janet Jekyll (No, I'm not kidding!) who, having turned 21, returns to her ancestral home with her new husband John Agar,(No, I'm not kiddding!) to claim her inheritance. Janet, who has always thought her last name was "Smith" (No, I'm not kidding!) learns of her true name, and of her infamous father. Kindly(?) Dr Lomas, played by Arthur Shields, who was Barry Fitzgerald's real-life brother (No, I'm not kiddding!) is the executor of her late father's estate. Janet begins to be plagued by terrible nightmares, in which she has inherited her father's curse of lycanthropy (No, I'm not kiddding!), and attacks and kills young girls in her nocturnal prowlings. She wakes up with bloodstains on her nightgown, and learns that indeed, young girls have been murdered by a ferocious creature. Janet begins to doubt her own sanity...."Daughter of Dr. Jekyll" is a guilty pleasure, filmed on an obviously low budget, with spartan sets, ludicrous dialogue and costumes (John Agar's hideous striped jacket looks like one of John Payne's cast-offs from "Hello, Frisco, Hello", and one victim looks straight out of a Frederick's of Hollywood catalogue, in her black corset), and my favorite scene is in which Ms. Talbott and Mr. Agar are having breakfast, and through the lace-curtained window, one can see 1950s cars zipping down the street! (No, I'm not kiddding!) Also in the cast is the craggy and very American John Dierkes as "Jacob", a surly and suspicious handyman who always talks about "the lads" in the pub, and is laboriously carving out a wooden stake to plunge through "The werewolf Jekyll's heart" (No, I'm not kiddding!)The picture quality and sound on this DVD are superb, so one can really appreciate the tinsel sets and the aforementioned "breakfast scene" in their digitally enhanced crispness. There is also an interview with the late John Agar on the DVD, and a gallery of poster art and lobby cards. It's wonderful that such enjoyable, fun "junk" like this is treated with such reverence, and to give Mr. Ulmer his due, his films were never dull, and considering the miniscule budgets he had to work with, he delivered the goods, even though they were more than a little ridiculous. So, park yourself on your sofa with some refreshments, and enjoy "Daughter of Dr. Jekyll". ..... (sinister laugh) "Are you sure?" Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!
Description of Daughter of Dr. Jekyll: Edgar Ulmer Collection, Volume Three
The third installment of our collection of classic genre films by the famed low-budget auteur Edgar G. Ulmer, "Daughter of Dr. Jekyll" stars Gloria Talbott as the daughter of the infamous mad scientist who is terrified that she has inherited her father's curse. Boyfriend John Agar (Tarantula, Revenge of the Creature) suspects a darker truth behind the mystery. Filmed in just six days, this rarely seen gem features Ulmer's trademark striking visuals and a wild blend of B-movie horror icons--werewolves, mad scientists, gothic mansions and half-dressed nubile victims. Andrew Sarris writes, "Anyone who loves cinema must be moved by the 'Daughter of Dr. Jekyll.'"Making Of - Trailer - Production Stills - Isolated music-only track B&W - English - Mono
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