Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
Director(s)
Rouben Mamoulian
Robert Lee
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John Chard
I have no soul. I'm beyond the pale. I'm one of the living dead! It's one of the most famous pieces of literature ever written, a genius piece of story telling from the trippy mind of Robert Louis Stevenson. That it has consistently been ripe for film and stage adaptations, and continues to be so since it first surfaced in written form in 1866, is testament to what a devilishly intelligent piece of work it is. This 1931 version, directed by Rouben Mamoulian and staring Fredric March, may not be 100% faithful to the source, but it's arguably the finest adaptation to screen, led by a superb performance from March and featuring technical guile by Mamoulian and his team. It's wonderfully stylish, and coming as it did before the Hayes Code, it's sexy and dangerous, awash with terrifying cruelty, with the subversive and Freudian psychological beats making for a Gothic horror classic. Split personality a go go, inhibitions cast asunder, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is priceless. 8/10
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde FAQs
The directors of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are Rouben Mamoulian and Robert Lee.
The cast of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde includes Holmes Herbert as Dr. John Lanyon, Bobby Hale as Pub Patron (uncredited), Arnold Lucy as Utterson (uncredited), Tom London as Undetermined Role (uncredited), Halliwell Hobbes as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew, Edgar Norton as Poole, Eric Wilton as Briggs - Lanyon's Butler (uncredited), Leonard Carey as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited), Eric Mayne as Lanyon's Associate at Lecture (uncredited), Fredric March as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde, Miriam Hopkins as Ivy Pearson, Rose Hobart as Muriel Carew, and more.
The duration of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is 1h 36 mins.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was released on 24 Dec 1931.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is listed under Horror, Science Fiction, and Drama on Fanbiz.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "I have no soul. I'm beyond the pale. I'm one of the living dead! It's one of the most famous pieces of literature ever written, a genius piece of story telling from the tripp..."
