Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920 · Movie · NR · 79 min · ★ 6.7 · 87% critics
A respected doctor becomes obsessed with exploring the darker side of human nature through risky experiments. When his work unleashes a violent, uncontrolled alter ego, he struggles to keep it hidden as the danger to his life and those around him grows.
Based on Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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Details
- Years
- 1920
- Release date
- 1920-03-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (161 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an early, unsettling classic about inner darkness, with memorable transformations and a strong central performance; Not for you if you dislike silent films or want nonstop modern horror like The Fly.
Pros: chilling silent-era atmosphere; standout lead performance; effective transformations | Cons: simple story beats; uneven pacing at times; silent-film style barrier
Themes
- double life
- transformation
- alter ego
- silent film
- jekyll and hyde
- torment
Cast & crew
John Barrymore
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Brandon Hurst
as Sir George Carewe
Martha Mansfield
as Millicent Carewe
Charles Lane
as Dr. Richard Lanyon
- CC
Cecil Clovelly
as Edward Enfield
Nita Naldi
as Miss Gina
Louis Wolheim
as Music Hall Proprietor
- AA
Alma Aiken
as Extra (uncredited)
- JD
J. Malcolm Dunn
as John Utterson (uncredited)
Ferdinand Gottschalk
as Old Man at Table in Music Hall (uncredited)
Directed by John S. Robertson