Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931-12-24 • 1h 38m • NR •
Horror Science Fiction Drama
7.2
User Score
308 votes

"Put yourself in her place! The dreaded night when her lover became a madman!"

Overview

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.

Rouben Mamoulian

Director

Percy Heath

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$535,000

Revenue

$1,300,000

Runtime

1h 38m

Release Date

1931-12-24

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Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

2015-10-15T13:27:56.976Z

I have no soul. I'm beyond the pale. I'm one of the living dead! It's one of the most famous pieces of literature ever written, a genius piece of story telling from the trippy mind of Robert Louis Stevenson. That it has consistently been ripe for film and stage adaptations, and continues to be so since it first surfaced in written form in 1866, is testament to what a devilishly intelligent piece of work it is. This 1931 version, directed by Rouben Mamoulian and staring Fredric March, may not be 100% faithful to the source, but it's arguably the finest adaptation to screen, led by a superb performance from March and featuring technical guile by Mamoulian and his team. It's wonderfully stylish, and coming as it did before the Hayes Code, it's sexy and dangerous, awash with terrifying cruelty, with the subversive and Freudian psychological beats making for a Gothic horror classic. Split personality a go go, inhibitions cast asunder, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is priceless. 8/10