This up-dated musical comedy re-make of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is a sorry spectacle. Bernard Bresslaw is an irritatingly slow-witted clown who manages to stretch out both his words and his comedy routines (none of which were the slightest bit funny to begin with) into the land of Infinite Tedium. Admittedly, his change-over is mildly effective, but I thought he would never ever get off that damn plank!
Admittedly, the movie's art director has contrived a few spell- binding sets, but the weak script and even less impressive direction combine to dissipate whatever promise the basic story idea might have generated in the hands of more astute writers and technicians.
Despite the initial promise of Joe Loss and His Orchestra to pump a bit of interest into the scenario and the efforts of Jean Muir to provide a bit of much-needed glamour, the movie never rises above the disappointingly mediocre.
Admittedly, the movie's art director has contrived a few spell- binding sets, but the weak script and even less impressive direction combine to dissipate whatever promise the basic story idea might have generated in the hands of more astute writers and technicians.
Despite the initial promise of Joe Loss and His Orchestra to pump a bit of interest into the scenario and the efforts of Jean Muir to provide a bit of much-needed glamour, the movie never rises above the disappointingly mediocre.