The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

1959 · 84 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Crime

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?

Directed by Lance Comfort · Written by Jack Davies

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Bernard Bresslaw Henry Jekyll / Teddy Hyde
Reginald Beckwith Reginald
Jon Pertwee Victor Jekyll
Maudie Edwards Henrietta Jekyll
Jean Muir Snout
Norma Marla Angel
Richard Wattis Barclay
Jess Conrad Bimbo
Shelagh Dey Miss Angers
Elwyn Brook-Jones Dandy
Michael Ripper Fish
David Lodge Peewee

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