Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

98 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Dec. 24, 1931

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

98 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Dec. 24, 1931

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Paramount
Original title Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Directors Robert Lee, Rouben Mamoulian
Writers Percy Heath, Samuel Hoffenstein, Robert Louis Stevenson

Cast

Fredric March

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

Miriam Hopkins

as Ivy Pearson

Rose Hobart

as Muriel Carew

Holmes Herbert

as Dr. John Lanyon

Halliwell Hobbes

as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew

Edgar Norton

as Poole

Tempe Pigott

as Mrs. Hawkins

Leonard Carey

as Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin

as Police Inspector (uncredited)

Arnold Lucy

as Utterson (uncredited)

Murdock MacQuarrie

as Dissenting Doctor at Lecture (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

as Lanyon's Associate at Lecture (uncredited)

Robert Adair

as Ivy's Admirer at Music Hall (uncredited)

Pat Harmon

as Music Hall Customer (uncredited)

John Rogers

as Music Hall Waiter (uncredited)

G.L. McDonnell

as Hobson, Carew's Butler (uncredited)

Douglas Walton

as Blonde Student (uncredited)