oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- Four sided triangle, 1953. Bill and Robin, helped by their childhood gal friend, Lena, develop a "reproducer" machine invention which can exactly duplicate any object.*Special Stars- Barbara Peyton, James Hayter, Stephan Murray, John Van Eyssen. *Theme- Human emotions maybe can have bad consequences between work mates.*Trivia/location/goofs- B & W, British, Hammer films.*Emotion- Less of a solid science fiction story and more of a human emotion melodrama between three kids that grow up to a troubled adulthood. In adulthood they get emotionally involved that leads to destructive actions between them around their new invention. *Based On- 50's science fiction stories with human emotional twist.

AaronCapenBanner Early film from Hammer studios is a science fiction yarn about two lifelong friends named Bill & Robin(Stephen Murray & John Van Eyssen) who are in love with the same girl named Lena(played by Barbara Payton) Eventually, Lena chooses Robin, leaving Bill devastated, but as a scientist, he has invented a cloning device that duplicates matter, so creates a new Lena for himself, named Helen. Unfortunately, Helen also loves Robin(!) so frustrated and angry, Bill goes to extreme lengths to rectify this... Good premise, with much potential, but largely goes unrealized in dull and melodramatic film that turns into pure soap opera. Terence Fisher directed, but would go on to better films.

bkoganbing Years after it first came out in the United Kingdom I remember seeing Four Sided Triangle on a double bill in America. It was one of those films I never forgot. I didn't know at the time it came from the celebrated British company Hammer Pictures which gave us usually a more gory type of science fiction.When cloning was finally achieved I remember that this was the first film I remember discussing the possibility which was fact in this film. For all the science fiction involved at heart Four Sided Triangle is a romantic and tragic film which begins in childhood of the protagonists.Children who grow up to be Barbara Payton, John Van Eyssen, and Stephen Murray are seen and its plain early on that Murray will be the odd man out in this group. Payton is the object of their affections, Van Eyssen is the son of the local squire and Murray the abused son of the town drunk. Fortunately for him the town doctor James Hayter takes an interest in Murray and Hayter narrates the film in flashback and it is through his eyes we see what unfolds.Both Van Eyssen and Murray go to college and study science and they perfect a 'duplicating' machine that can just duplicate inanimate things out of air. Good possibilities there. But Murray who pines for Payton wants to go further. She's married Van Eyssen, no fool she as he's got money and position. But Murray with the help of a reluctant Hayter experiments on living matter and then goes for the ultimate experiment. Amazingly enough Payton agrees to be duplicated.I can't go any further, but I'm sure your mind boggles with all kinds of alternative endings. The two Paytons are named Lena and Helen and I will say there is something that Murray forgot in all his experimentation. Four Sided Triangle while done on the cheap is a sensitively made film with good performances from the cast and will make you think about the issues of cloning.

martin-fennell This old black and white movie is a very boring, and very solemn piece of science fiction about a scientist who when his best friend gets the girl he loves decides to build a life size replica of her. it might have been more tolerant as a comedy. That's all i have to say on the movie. God, this is really annoying having to write 10 lines about a movie, when I don't have that much too say about it, particularly when it's over 30 years (probaby) since i saw the thing. Do you really think i have nothing better to do with my time than write long reviews about movies. This is really annoying me. I'm reminded of episodes in buffy about some nerds who built a robot replica of buffy. That was much better than this.