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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931 · Film · 96 min

  • Horror
  • Science Fiction
  • Drama

Plot

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. 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.

About Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1931 American pre-Code horror film, directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Fredric March, who plays a possessed doctor who tests his new formula that can unleash people's inner demons. The film is an adaptation of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson tale of a man who takes a potion which turns him from a mild-mannered man of science into a homicidal maniac. The film was a critical and commercial success upon its release. Nominated for three Academy Awards, March won the award for Best Actor, sharing the award with Wallace Beery for The Champ. As a film published in 1931, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde will enter the American public domain on January 1, 2027.

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Cast

  • Fredric MarchDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
  • Miriam HopkinsIvy Pearson
  • Rose HobartMuriel Carew
  • Holmes HerbertDr. John Lanyon
  • Halliwell HobbesBrig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
  • Edgar NortonPoole
  • Tempe PigottMrs. Hawkins
  • Leonard CareyBriggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)
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