Conventions of the time did not allow director Victor Fleming to examine the powerful sexual undertones of Stevenson's tale, robbing the film of much of its potential insight

Well shot by Joseph Ruttenberg, and the transformations are effectively handled, but it's generally shallow and anaemic.

A little Freudian theory is a dangerous thing. It can make a piece of errant hokum dizzy with significance.

Kinky, cleverly constructed, and featuring against-type performances from three of classic Hollywood’s biggest names...