Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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

Jan 3 1932 Approved 1h 38m
Horror, Sci-Fi

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.

Plot

Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson, 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...

Written by

Samuel Hoffenstein, Percy Heath, Robert Louis Stevenson

Directed by

Rouben Mamoulian

Cast

Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
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