Trans Allegories in Film: 'The Little Mermaid' (1989)
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Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1972)
In foggy London Dr Jekyll experiments on newly deceased women determined to discover an elixir for immortal life. Success enables his spectacular transformation into the beautiful but psychotic Sister Hyde who stalks the dark alleys of Whitechapel for young, innocent, female victims, ensuring continuation of the bloodstained research. With each transformation Sister Hyde becomes the more dominant personality, determined to eventually suppress the frail, ineffectual Dr Jekyll forever.
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In foggy London Dr Jekyll experiments on newly deceased women determined to discover an elixir for immortal life. Success enables his spectacular transformation into the beautiful but psychotic Sister Hyde who stalks the dark alleys of Whitechapel for young, innocent, female victims, ensuring continuation of the bloodstained research. With each transformation Sister Hyde becomes the more dominant personality, determined to eventually suppress the frail, ineffectual Dr Jekyll forever.
Rating:PG
Genre:Horror
Directed By:Roy Ward Baker
Written By:Brian Clemens
In Theaters:3/31/1972
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Runtime:97 minutes
Studio:Hammer Film Productions
Cast
Roy Ward Baker
Director
Roy Ward Baker
Director
Ralph Bates
Dr. Jekyll
Martine Beswick
Sister Hyde
Gerald Sim
Professor Robertson
Lewis Fiander
Howard
Susan Brodrick
Susan
Dorothy Alison
Mrs. Spencer
Ivor Dean
Burke
Philip Madoc
Byker
Irene Bradshaw
Yvonne
Neil Wilson
Older Policeman
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Sergeant Danvers