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Dominican Rep. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Original title
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Year
- 1931
- Running time
- 98 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Fredric March
Miriam Hopkins
Rose Hobart
Holmes Herbert
Halliwell Hobbes
Edgar Norton
Tempe Pigott- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
Karl Struss (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Horror. Sci-Fi. Drama | 19th Century
- Movie Groups
- Robert Louis Stevenson Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Henry "Harry" Jekyll is a well respected member of London society. In his personal life, he is pre-engaged to Muriel Carew, the daughter of a brigadier general. In his professional life, he is a medical doctor, scientist and academician. He theorizes that in each man is a good side and an evil side which can be separated into two. In doing so, the evil side can be controlled and the good side can live without worry, in combination leading to the betterment of society. In his experiments, he uses himself as the subject to test his hypothesis. His evil side, who he coins Mr. Hyde, escapes into London, and terrorizes party-girl Ivy Pierson. Jekyll, aware of Hyde's goings-on, decides to stop his experiments because of the suffering he has caused Ivy. What Jekyll is unaware of is how ingrained Hyde is in Jekyll's life.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1931: Oscar: Best Actor ex-aequo (Fredric March). 3 Nominations1932: Venice Film Festival: Without a Competitive Nature
- Critics' reviews
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"A remarkable achievement that deserves to be much better known."
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"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" was the very first film to be shown in the history of the Venice Film Festival (the oldest film festival in the world), that was screened at 9:15 p.m. on 6 August 1932. There were no official awards.
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"The 1931 version of the Robert Louis Stevenson novella, directed by the great Rouben Mamoulian, is still the best version there is, far more frightening than the glossy MGM version Victor Fleming made a decade or so later."
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"Great effects for its time and some incredible performances makes this a true cinema classic."
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