In this episode, Gracie leads you through the cinematic masterpiece Doctor Jekyll and Sister Hyde, which combines Jill the Ripper with another famous culture-text, Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. We talk about the intertextual nature of the Jack the Ripper myth, the “improper feminine,” and the queer potential of this film.

Richard Mansfield as Jekyll and Hyde Movie Poster Doctor Jekyll and Sister Hyde

Martine Besweck as Hyde Susan Brodrick as Susan

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