Dan Curtis originally engaged Rod Serling to write the script and Jason Robards to star, with filming to take place in London. Robards, however, was unhappy with the script, and filming in London proved difficult due to a technician's union strike. Filming was pushed back, and Robards decided to drop out.[2] With a new script by Ian McLellan Hunter and a new leading man in Jack Palance, Curtis decided to film in Canada, where it would be cheaper to do so than in the US.[3]
Filming took place in Toronto over seven weeks in 1967. Curtis had to pay $200,000 to build a replica of Washington Square in Toronto, and Palance was injured while filming a stunt.[4] The budget was approximately $900,000,[5] of which ABC paid approximately half. The show was nominated for four Emmy awards - Outstanding Dramatic Program, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama, Best Graphic Design, and Best Make-up.[6]
References
^Jack Palance Signed for "Jekyll and Hyde", Los Angeles Times, 24 July 1967: d30.
^'Jekyll' Film Has Hideous Problems, Humphrey, Hal., Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 1968: e24.
^TV Actors--Get 'Em Wholes'l in Canada, Humphrey, Hal., Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 1967: c20.
^Jack Palance Injured in Stunt Mishap,
Los Angeles Times, 9 Sept. 1967: b5
^TV REVIEW: 'Case of Jekyll and Hyde' Makes Its Debut on ABC,
Dutton, Walt., Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 1968: c12.
