MoviesPrix

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

Genres

ComedyCrime

OverView

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?

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

09 September 1959

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Bernard Bresslaw

Bernard Bresslaw

Henry Jekyll / Teddy Hyde

Jon Pertwee

Jon Pertwee

Victor Jekyll

Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith

Reginald

Maudie Edwards

Maudie Edwards

Henrietta Jekyll

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Barclay

Elwyn Brook-Jones

Elwyn Brook-Jones

Dandy

Michael Ripper

Michael Ripper

Fish

David Lodge

David Lodge

Peewee

Keith Smith

Keith Smith

Figures

Michael Ward

Michael Ward

Mark Pasco

John Harvey

John Harvey

Sergeant Barnes

Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

Benny

Norma Marla

Norma Marla

Angel

Jess Conrad

Jess Conrad

Bimbo

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

Lizzie

Geremy Phillips

Geremy Phillips

Tiger

Roger Avon

Roger Avon

Reporter

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Police Sergeant

Robert Desmond

Robert Desmond

Dizzy

Alexander Doré

Alexander Doré

Shop Customer

Jean Driant

Jean Driant

M. Blum

Reginald Marsh

Reginald Marsh

Reporter

Verne Morgan

Verne Morgan

Barman

Nicholas Tanner

Nicholas Tanner

Commissionaire

Ian Wilson

Ian Wilson

Small Man

Lucy Griffiths

Lucy Griffiths

Cellist (uncredited)

Jean Muir

Jean Muir

Snout

Similar Movies

6.6

The Case of the Stuttering Pig

October 1937 •English

Porky Pig and his family inherit Uncle Solomon's estate, but if they die everything goes to the lawyer, who turns himself into a Mr. Hyde-style monster in an effort to kill off the pigs.

6.3

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

August 1953 •English

As American policemen in London, Bud and Lou meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

5.1

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

November 1982 •English

Dr. Jekyll inhales white powder and becomes an obnoxious Southern Californian.

5.5

The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego

December 1974 •English

A shy, withdrawn female scientist invents a formula that turns her into a horny, oversexed nymphomaniac.

6.6

The Nutty Professor

June 1963 •English

A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.

5.0

The Other

August 1930 •German

A psychological drama based on the popular Jekyll and Hyde theme involving a strict legal official. The simultaneously filmed French language version of the film is titled The Prosecutor Hallers.

0.0

The Prosecutor Hallers

August 1930 •French

The simultaneously filmed French language version of the 1930 German film The Other. A psychological drama based on the popular Jekyll and Hyde theme involving a strict legal official.

5.6

The Nutty Professor

June 1996 •English

When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and win her heart. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes 'Buddy Love', a fast-talking, pumped-up, plumped down Don Juan.

4.3

Mrs. Hyde

March 2018 •French

Mrs. Géquil is an eccentric teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she now be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained?

6.7

Hyde and Go Tweet

May 1960 •English

Sylvester alternates chasing the normal Tweety and fleeing a monster version of Tweety.

6.9

Monster High: The Movie

October 2022 •English

Clawdeen Wolf, half human and half werewolf, has recently started attending Monster High, a school for monsters in all forms. After quickly befriending her classmates Frankie Stein and Draculaura, Clawdeen feels like she has finally found a place where she can truly be herself, or so she thinks. Soon, a devious plan to destroy Monster High threatens to reveal her real identity and Clawdeen must learn to embrace her true monster heart before it's too late.

5.0

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

October 1980 •English

An ugly, misshapen podiatrist ingests a formula made by a colleague and turns into a handsome, devil-may-care (but violent) ladies' man.

4.0

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

October 1951 •English

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.

0.0

When Dr. Quackell Did Hide

July 1920 •English

A comedic parody of Jekyll and Hyde.

6.7

Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical

September 2001 •English

Musical version of the Robert Louis Stevenson story about a doctor who conducts an experiment on himself that results in his bringing out the dark, murderous side of his inner self, "Mr. Hyde".

5.8

The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon

August 1933 •English

Utensils and food dance, sing, and play in the kitchen, until a lump of dough turns into a monster and they all unite to stop it.

0.0

The Head of Janus

August 1920 •German

The film was an unauthorized adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but the source material went unrecognized by some of the German media due to changes in the characters' names. Released in 1920, this is one of Murnau's lost films. While the film itself does not survive, the scripts and related production notes do. Because the film is lost, its full length is unknown. Dr. Warren is the Dr. Jekyll character who changes into Mr. O'Connor, a parallel of Mr. Hyde. This transformation is brought about, not by experimentation with chemicals as in Stevenson's original, but through the supernatural agency of a bust of Janus (the Roman god of duality), which Warren purchases in the opening sequence as a gift for his sweetheart, Jane. When she refuses the gift, horrified, Warren is forced to keep the statuette himself.

6.8

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

March 1920 •English

A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.

5.7

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

April 1920 •English

Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

7.3

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

December 1931 •English

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.