John Barrymore Dr. Jakyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) ‧ Black and white/Drama ‧ 1h 36m Stars: John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, Brandon Hurst.
Scientist Dr. Henry Jekyll (John Barrymore) is intelligent and diligent, but also uptight and extremely serious about his work. When his friend, Sir George Carew (Brandon Hurst), takes him to a show featuring the sensual Miss Gina (Nita Naldi), an aroused Jekyll sets out on a quest to separate man's saintly and sinful sides. His experiments succeed, and his evil alter ego, Mr. Hyde, is created. As the doctor uncontrollably alternates between Jekyll and Hyde, danger looms.
Release date: March 18, 1920 (USA)
Director: John S. Robertson
Music composed by: Hugo Riesenfeld
Adapted from: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Initial DVD release: January 12, 1999
Scientist Dr. Henry Jekyll (John Barrymore) is intelligent and diligent, but also uptight and extremely serious about his work. When his friend, Sir George Carew (Brandon Hurst), takes him to a show featuring the sensual Miss Gina (Nita Naldi), an aroused Jekyll sets out on a quest to separate man's saintly and sinful sides. His experiments succeed, and his evil alter ego, Mr. Hyde, is created. As the doctor uncontrollably alternates between Jekyll and Hyde, danger looms.
Release date: March 18, 1920 (USA)
Director: John S. Robertson
Music composed by: Hugo Riesenfeld
Adapted from: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Initial DVD release: January 12, 1999