The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)

While I didn’t necessarily need to see another version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this one does have some clever takes on the story. Paul Massie’s Jekyll is a submissive, repressed homebody whose wife is cheating on him. His Mr. Hyde persona is clever and conniving, allowing him to live solely for hedonistic pleasures, including trying to steal back his wife from his best friend. The sets and costumes are attractive period pieces and the makeup setting the two personalities apart is effective.  Horror

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