Jekyll ' S Inferno Insert Hammer Horror Movie Poster Two Faces Of Dr Jekyll
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:13099336 | Size: 14" x 36" |
Here is an incendiary original US theatrical release insert (14" x 36") movie poster for the American International release of Hammer's atypical adaptation of the oft-filmed Robert Louis Stevenson fable, here titled Jekyll's Inferno (1960). Offering a suave and youthful Paul Massie in his transformation to Hyde as a contrast to his stiff and "aged" Dr Jekyll, the film toys openly with the story's moral conundrums but ultimately succumbs to the requisite exploitation elements and... a distinct lack of horror. Still, it not at all a bad film, although Massie's stiff portrayal as the bookish Dr Jekyll is a bit too theatrical and his makeup a bit too reminiscent of Monty Python. Typically accomplished Reynold Brown poster was defaced when American International attempted to up the box office appeal by altering the title with a snipe that screamed "House of Fright". Needless to say, this non-descript retitling did nothing to boost the film's appeal domestically.
