"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1941 horror film starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, and Lana Turner. The production also features Donald Crisp, Ian Hunter, Barton MacLane, C. Aubrey Smith, and Sara Allgood. Its storyline is based on the gothic novella ""Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"" written by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886. Dr. Henry Jekyll (Spencer Tracy) believes good and evil exist in everyone. Experiments reveal his evil side, named Mr. Hyde. Experience teaches him how evil and violent Hyde can be: he"
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913 film) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1913 horror film, directed by Herbert Brenon and Carl Laemmle, written by Brenon and produced by Laemmle. The picture is based on the Robert Louis Stevenson story ""The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" and stars King Baggot in the dual role of Jekyll and Hyde. The film was re-released in the US in August 1927. Like so many other performers of this period, it was standard practice for the actors to apply their own make-up. While assuming the dual role of Jekyll and"
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912 film) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1912 horror film based on both Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ""Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"" (1886) and on the play version (1887) of Thomas Russell Sullivan. Directed by Lucius Henderson, the film stars actor (later noted film director) James Cruze in the dual roles of Jekyll and Hyde. White-haired Dr. Jekyll has secretly locked himself in his laboratory administering himself with a vial of formula. He slumps into his chair with his head on his chest. Slowly, as the drug takes effect, a"
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film) 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 ""The 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. March's performance has been much lauded, and earned him his first Academy Award. Dr. Henry Jekyll"
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film) 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 ""The 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. March's performance has been much lauded, and earned him his first Academy Award. Dr. Henry Jekyll"
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 Paramount film) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 horror silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount/Artcraft. The film, which stars John Barrymore, is based on the 1886 novella ""The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"" by Robert Louis Stevenson. John S. Robertson directed the production, and Clara Beranger wrote this adaptation's screenplay or “scenario”. The story, set in late Victorian London, portrays the tragic consequences of a doctor's experiments in separating the dual personalities he thinks defines all humans: one good, the other evil. The film is"
"Edgar Norton Edgar Norton (August 11, 1868 – February 6, 1953) was an English-born American character actor. Born in London, England on August 11, 1868, Norton was active on both stage and screen, his theater performances were on both the London and Broadway stages, and his film career spanned both the silent and ""talkie"" eras in Hollywood. During his thirty-year film career, he appeared in at least ninety films. Many consider his most memorable role to be that of Poole, the butler to Dr. Jekyll in the 1931 classic, ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde""—a role he had been playing on-stage"
"Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde is a 1971 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker based on the novella ""Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"" by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film was made by British studio Hammer Film Productions and was their third adaptation of the story after ""The Ugly Duckling"" and ""The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll"". The film is notable for showing Jekyll transform into a female Hyde; it also incorporates into the plot aspects of the historical Jack the Ripper and Burke and Hare cases. The two characters were"
"Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde is a 1995 British-Canadian-American comedy film starring Tim Daly, Sean Young and Lysette Anthony. The film is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror novel ""Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"". The story takes place in modern times and concerns a bumbling chemist who tampers with his great-grandfather's formula, accidentally transforming himself into a beautiful businesswoman who is hellbent on taking over his life. Richard Jacks (Tim Daly) is a perfumer working at a major fragrance company. His projects have failed and the chief executive, Mrs. Unterveldt (Polly"
"antidote. Soon the cornered doctor starts transforming once again into Hyde as authorities question him in the lab. A struggle ensues and Lanyon shoots Hyde. As the monster dies, he reverts yet sgain and finally to Jekyll. Rather than being a new film version of Robert Louis Stevenson's novella, this ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" is a direct remake of the 1931 film of the same title. Both Hollywood productions differ greatly from the original literary work due to their heavy reliance on Thomas Russell Sullivan's 1887 stage adaptation of the story. The director for the 1941 film was Victor"
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 Haydon film) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 horror film directed and written by J. Charles Haydon. It is the second of three adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"" to be released in 1920. The first 1920 adaptation is ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" starring John Barrymore, and the third is ""Der Januskopf"", directed by F. W. Murnau. The Haydon version is somewhat overshadowed by the version starring Barrymore, which was released by Paramount Pictures one month earlier. As the first transformation into Hyde"
"Jekyll and Hyde. The changes have been adopted by many subsequent adaptations, including several film versions of the story which were derived from the play. The films included a 1912 adaptation directed by Lucius Henderson, a 1920 adaptation directed by John S. Robertson, and a 1931 adaptation directed by Rouben Mamoulian, which earned Fredric March an Academy Award for Best Actor. A 1941 adaptation, directed by Victor Fleming, was a remake of the 1931 film. In the first act, a group of friends (including Sir Danvers Carew's daughter Agnes, attorney Gabriel Utterson, and Dr. and Mrs. Lanyon) has met up"
"of ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" in late July 1941, the trade paper ""Variety"" cited some weaknesses in the development of characters and situations in the film’s plot; but, overall, the popular New York publication gave the production a very positive assessment. ""Variety"" predicted the film would be “one of the big ones for fall release” and focused special attention on Bergman’s performance and screen presence. It compared too Hyde’s physical appearance with his portrayals in the 1925 and 1931 interpretations of Stevenson’s novella: ""The Film Daily"" praised the film in its review, heaping most of its accolades on Victor"
"Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1953 American horror comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, and co-stars Boris Karloff. Inspired by the 1886 novella ""The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" by Robert Louis Stevenson, the film follows the story of two American detectives visiting Edwardian London who become involved with the hunt for Dr. Jekyll, who is responsible for a series of murders. A rash of murders (by an unknown ""monster"") is plaguing London,"
"The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll is a 1960 horror film by Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by Terence Fisher, and stars Paul Massie as Dr. Jekyll, and co-stars Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee and David Kossoff. It was written by Wolf Mankowitz, based on the 1886 novella ""Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"" by Robert Louis Stevenson. In contrast to other film versions, Jekyll was portrayed as a rather bland and faceless person, while Hyde was presented as suave and handsome. This reflects director Fisher's belief in what critics (such as"
"Fredric March Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as ""one of Hollywood's most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and '40s."" He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" (1931) and ""The Best Years of Our Lives"" (1946), as well as the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for ""Years Ago"" (1947) and ""Long Day's Journey into Night"" (1956). March is one of only two actors, the other being Helen Hayes, to have won both the Academy Award and"
"regional theatre and touring before making her first film in 1909. She continued with films until 1926. She died June 4, 1927 of chronic myocarditis and nephritis. Julia Hurley (actress) Julia R. Hurley (1848 - June 4, 1927) was an American actress who found popularity in her senior years in silent films. She is best remembered today as the 'landlady with the lamp' in the John Barrymore classic ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" 1920, a role for which she is uncredited. This film is her most readily available film today. She worked for many of the early film studios i.e.:"
"appearing as Hyde in some scenes. The film is in the public domain, along with all films released before 1923. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912 film) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1912 horror film based on both Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ""Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"" (1886) and on the play version (1887) of Thomas Russell Sullivan. Directed by Lucius Henderson, the film stars actor (later noted film director) James Cruze in the dual roles of Jekyll and Hyde. White-haired Dr. Jekyll has secretly locked himself in his laboratory administering himself with a vial"
"of ""Ziegfeld Girl"", Turner took a supporting role as an ingénue in ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" (1941), a Freudian-influenced horror film, opposite Spencer Tracy and Ingrid Bergman. MGM had initially cast Turner in the lead, but Tracy specifically requested Bergman for the part. The studio re-cast Turner in the smaller role, though she was still given top-billing. While the film was financially successful, ""Time"" magazine panned it, calling it ""a pretentious resurrection of Robert Louis Stevenson's ghoulish classic ... As for Lana Turner, fully clad for a change, and the rest of the cast ... they are as wooden"
"Jekyll's earlier experiments on cadavers and the Ripper murders. As Dr. Jekyll tries to escape by climbing along the outside of a building, he transforms into Mrs. Hyde, who, lacking his strength, falls to the ground, dying as a twisted amalgamation of male and female. Hammer horror actress Caroline Munro was the first choice to play Sister Hyde, but she declined because the role required nudity. ""Time Out"" called the film ""enormous fun"" and an ""admirably successful attempt to ring new changes on an old theme"". Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde is a 1971 British"
"well-mounted British import ... Paul Massie does the best he can in the poorly written twin role."" The film lost Hammer an estimated ₤30,000. The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll is a 1960 horror film by Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by Terence Fisher, and stars Paul Massie as Dr. Jekyll, and co-stars Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee and David Kossoff. It was written by Wolf Mankowitz, based on the 1886 novella ""Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"" by Robert Louis Stevenson. In contrast to other film versions, Jekyll was portrayed as"
"silent era and numerous supporting roles in many classic Hollywood films of the sound era, including ""Captain Blood"" (1935), ""The Charge of the Light Brigade"" (1936), ""The Life of Emile Zola"" (1937), ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938), and ""Foreign Correspondent"" (1940). In silent films Herbert could play different nationalities, as did his contemporaries like Wyndham Standing, but when sound films came in, their pronounced British accents were revealed. Herbert is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Jekyll's friend Dr. Lanyon in ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" (1931), and made something of a career in horror films of"
"played by the film's stars, Ralph Bates and Martine Beswick. A remake of the film was reportedly under consideration as of 2011. Dr. Henry Jekyll dedicates his life to the curing of all known illnesses, however his lecherous friend, Professor Robertson, remarks that Jekyll's experiments take so long to actually be discovered, he will no doubt be dead by the time he is able to achieve anything. Haunted by this remark, Jekyll abandons his studies and obsessively begins searching for an elixir of life, using female hormones taken from fresh cadavers supplied by murderers Burke and Hare, reasoning that these"
"The Son of Dr. Jekyll The Son of Dr. Jekyll is a 1951 American horror film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Louis Hayward, Jody Lawrance, Lester Matthews and Alexander Knox. Financed and distributed by Columbia Pictures, it is based on a screenplay by Jack Pollexfen and Mortimer Braus. The film is a continuation of Robert Louis Stevenson's original classic 1886 novella ""Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"". Jack Pollexfen, the scriptwriter of this film, wrote and produced a sequel in the same vein, ""The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll"" (1957), starring Gloria Talbott. The film begins with a"
"Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde is a 1925 silent, black-and-white comedy film, directed by Scott Pembroke and Joe Rock (also the producer). The film itself is both a spoof of the previous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde films (e.g. ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" (1912) and ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" (1920)) and the well-famed novel by Robert Louis Stevenson ""Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."" The film stars Stan Laurel as the title characters. Dr. Stanislaus Pyckle, (a play of the actor's name, Stan Laurel), successfully separates the good and evil of"
"he was Hype, he didn't know how to do it… Reed played Hype as Oliver Reed, slow and ponderous. He didn't understand my interpretation, so the picture jars, and half the people get up and walk out. Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype is a 1980 film directed by Charles B. Griffith, starring Oliver Reed and Sunny Johnson. The film is a reversal of the ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" story, about a malformed doctor who drinks a potion and becomes a handsome (and violent) ladies' man. Griffith says the film's title was one of five"
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908 film) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was a lost film 1908 Selig Polyscope Company silent horror starring Hobart Bosworth, and Betty Harte in her film debut. Directed by Otis Turner and produced by William N. Selig, the screenplay was adapted by George F. Fish and Luella Forepaugh based on their 1897 four act stage play, which was condensed into a one reel movie short. This is the first screen adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novel ""Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"". Critics were enthusiastic, giving Bosworth special mention: ""The change is"
"Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"" in 1885. In January 1886, it was published in the United Kingdom by Longmans, Green & Co. It was published that same month by Charles Scribner's Sons in the United States, where it was also frequently pirated due to the lack of copyright protections in the US for works originally published in the UK. Despite the opportunity to adapt without authorization, the actor Richard Mansfield secured permission for both the American and British stage rights in early 1887. Mansfield asked Boston writer Thomas Russell Sullivan to create the script. Their authorized adaptation debuted at the"
"Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde is a 1976 blaxploitation horror film loosely inspired by the novella, ""Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Bernie Casey and Rosalind Cash and was directed by William Crain, who had also directed the successful ""Blacula"" for American International Pictures in 1972. Along with Crain, the film was written by Larry LeBron and Lawrence Woolner with cinematography by Tak Fujimoto. The movie was filmed primarily in Los Angeles and at locations such as the Watts Towers. Along with other blaxploitation films, ""Dr. Black, Mr."
"dark-haired, taloned beast now appears in the chair. After repeated use, Jekyll's evil alter ego emerges at will, causing Jekyll to murder his sweetheart's father. The evil personality scuttles back to the laboratory only to discover that the antidote is finished and that he will be as Mr. Hyde forever. A burly policeman breaks down Jekyll's door to find that the kindly doctor is dead after taking poison. This film was produced by Thanhouser Company. In a 1963 interview, Harry Benham revealed that while Cruze played both Jekyll and Hyde, he and Cruze shared the role of Hyde, with Benham"
"Fleming and his direction. The trade paper, which was widely read by theater owners or “exhibitors”, complimented Fleming’s pacing and staging of the story and described his “handling of the players” as “flawless”. Outside the realm of film-industry trade papers, the general public in 1941 had more mixed reviews about ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"". One example of those reactions can be found in the contemporary fan magazine ""Hollywood"", which was distributed nationally each month by Fawcett Publications in Louisville, Kentucky. ""Hollywood"" recommended that its readership “should see the picture”, citing once again Bergman’s excellent, “breath-taking” portrayal of Ivy. The"
"many later adaptations. The first sound film based on Sullivan's play was a 1931 version, produced and directed by Rouben Mamoulian and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film's writers, Samuel Hoffenstein and Percy Heath, followed much of Sullivan's storyline, adding a female companion for Hyde similar to Robertson's 1920 version. Hoffenstein and Heath were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the cinematographer Karl Struss was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Fredric March won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jekyll and Hyde. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released a 1941 film which was"
"attacks Alice, and when her father tries to intervene, Mr. Hyde takes great delight in slaughtering him. Later on, Jekyll transforms again, but haunted by visions of the gallows, Mr. Hyde takes a fatal dose of poison, killing both identities. In true theatrical tradition, the curtain then closes. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908 film) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was a lost film 1908 Selig Polyscope Company silent horror starring Hobart Bosworth, and Betty Harte in her film debut. Directed by Otis Turner and produced by William N. Selig, the screenplay was adapted by George F. Fish and Luella"