Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. 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.
- Released
- 1931-12-24
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction, Drama
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Samuel Hoffenstein, Percy Heath, Rouben Mamoulian
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 346 votes
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)