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Title:Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde


Date: 1920
Type: Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Black and white / silent
Director: John S Robertson
Producer:


Comment
The upright Dr Jekyll is taunted by his friends for not enjoying the sensual side of life. They go to a music hall where he is tempted by an exotic dancer. He then starts to experiment with separating the good and bad side of people. He makes a potion that turns him into the base Mr Hyde. As Mr Hyde takes over more of his life he is estranged from his fiancé and eventually commits murder. John Barrymore gives an excellent performance as Jekyll and Hyde and shows that with a good actor you do not need lots of fancy effects to do the transformation or produce a very sinister Mr Hyde.

Actors

John Barrymore John Barrymore
Brandon Hurst
Martha Mansfield Martha Mansfield
Charles Lane
Nita Naldi Nita Naldi
Louis Wolheim Louis Wolheim

Oscars

None
Novel

Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde