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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
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Release Date:
31 December 1931 (USA)
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Tagline:
Put yourself in her place! The dreaded night when her lover became a madman!
Plot:
Dr. Jekyll faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that changes him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde. full summary | add synopsis
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Experiment
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Scientist
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Drug
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Potion
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Subjective Camera
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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2 nominations
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(11 articles)
Jekyll and Hyde Coming from Action Jackson Films
(From Dread Central. 18 November 2009, 4:54 PM, PST)
Warner Rolls With 50 Cent for Jekyll & Hyde
(From shocktillyoudrop. 18 November 2009)
(From Dread Central. 18 November 2009, 4:54 PM, PST)
Warner Rolls With 50 Cent for Jekyll & Hyde
(From shocktillyoudrop. 18 November 2009)
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Fredric March | ... | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde |
 | Miriam Hopkins | ... | Ivy Pierson |
| Rose Hobart | ... | Muriel Carew |
| Holmes Herbert | ... | Dr. Lanyon |
| Halliwell Hobbes | ... | Brigadier General Carew |
| Edgar Norton | ... | Poole |
| Tempe Pigott | ... | Mrs. Hawkins |
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98 min | 96 min (TCM print)
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1.20 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
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UK:12 (video rating) |
UK:A |
Australia:PG |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) |
UK:12A (2008) |
USA:Approved (PCA #1002-R: 22 June 1935 for re-release) |
Netherlands:6 (2004) (DVD) |
Finland:(Banned) (1932) |
Finland:K-16 (1933)
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The heavy make up he wore as Hyde almost damaged Fredric March's face.
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Revealing mistakes: In the opening scene, as Jekyll looks into the mirror through the subjective camera, his "reflection" turns away from the mirror before the camera, (supposedly Jekyll's viewpoint) does.
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Referenced in Buenas noches, señor monstruo (1982)
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Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ in F Minor, BWV 639
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Was Mr Hyde's make patterned after Larry Talbot's makeup in "The Wolf Man"?A Note Regarding Spoilers
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What happened to movies in the late 30's and early 40's? Why did they become so stale and stagey? "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" would be considered downright antique to many of today's casual filmgoers, but it feels so much more dynamic technically and thematically than many films that came out later in its decade. The answer, of course, is that this movie came out before enforcement of the Production Code, at which time artistry in films--both style and substance--took a nose dive.
This film is worth watching for its stunning camera work alone. It doesn't suffer from any of the awkwardness other films working in the early years of sound do. The camera's always moving, there's terrific use of light and shadow, and the scenes showing the transformation of Jekyll to Hyde are seamlessly filmed in what appear to be uninterrupted shots, leaving you to ponder the sheer physical behind-the-scenes mechanics of them.
But this movie isn't just more technically advanced than films later in the decade; it's more adult in content too. No filming of this story ten years later (I've not seen the Victor Fleming version for comparison) would dare add the level of sexuality that this story does. Fredric March is very good in the dual role, and when he transforms into Mr. Hyde, you can see that it's everything within his power not to rip the dress right off whatever female he happens to be with and mount her right there. I'm not exaggerating; the film is really that frank.
Creepy good fun.
Grade: A-