the film to such an extent that even its most calculatedly vicious episodes appear only mildly grotesque. The production, which uses up colour film lavishly on such episodes as a cancan sequence, is otherwise hard-up for ideas." Variety gave the film a good review, praising Paul Massie for an "interesting performance" and Jack Asher for "colorful and sure" camerawork. Eugene Archer of The New York Times called the film "lurid", and Massie "frankly ridiculous." Harrison's Reports graded the film as "Fair", adding, "Horror fans will hardly be scared by this well-mounted British import...Paul Massie does the best he can in the poorly written twin role." The film lost Hammer an estimated £30,000. Potential Remake In the mid-nineties, writer Denis Meikle wrote a potential remake under the suggestion of producer Michael Carreras. The script, titled Hyde: Monster of Desire, was briefly considered at 20th Century Fox before being revived at Dreamscape Pictures, with the idea of it being a $50 million picture with Sean Connery as Jekyll/Hyde. Ultimately, the critical and commercial flop of Mary Reilly, TriStar Picture's own Jekyll and Hyde film, and the dissolution of Dreamscape ended the project. The script is currently available on Meikle's website. See also The Face of Another, (1966) another film about a man who has an affair with his estranged wife by changing his face References External links 1960s English-language films 1960 horror films 1960 films Hammer Film Productions horror films Films shot at Associated British Studios Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde films Films based on horror novels Films directed by Terence Fisher Films with screenplays by Wolf Mankowitz Films shot at Bray Studios Films scored by Monty Norman 1960s British films