1902-2009 A Personal History

1912 - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

It's been a rather long October so far. Jynx is still in West Virginia helping out since her dad's accident, and I just got a message from her saying she had to have an ambulance come and take him to the hospital. It's hard not being able to lend a hand, and even harder to not know what's going on. Since she's been gone, the weather changed and it's been rather dour. But, I press on. I decided I should find a horror film since it is almost Halloween, and I found this early silent version of the classic story Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. 
This version wastes none of its eight minute running time. We're thrown right into the action as Dr. Jekyll tries out his potion on himself and trasforms into the hideous Mr. Hyde. There's not much development of character or plot, but it follows the basic structure of monster movies. Tragically, the doctor becomes a monster and terrorizes a village until he is hunted down. That's about the size of it. 
I must go await word on Jim's condition. I hope the doctors there have a transformative potion that can return him to fighting form. If only it were that easy. I send my love and my thoughts and hope everything's okay. See y'all in 1913.