Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde main backdrop
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde main poster

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Visit website

7.2/10 • 295

1931-12-241h 38m

HorrorScience FictionDrama

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

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.

Directors
Rouben Mamoulian
Editors
William Shea

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Fredric March

    Fredric March

    Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

  2. Miriam Hopkins

    Miriam Hopkins

    Ivy Pearson

  3. Rose Hobart

    Rose Hobart

    Muriel Carew

  4. Holmes Herbert

    Holmes Herbert

    Dr. John Lanyon

  5. Halliwell Hobbes

    Halliwell Hobbes

    Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew

  6. Edgar Norton

    Edgar Norton

    Poole

  7. Tempe Pigott

    Tempe Pigott

    Mrs. Hawkins

  8. Leonard Carey

    Leonard Carey

    Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited)

  9. Sam Harris

    Sam Harris

    Party Guest (uncredited)

Reviews1

View Reviews
John Chard Avatar

John Chard

Oct 15, 2015

8/10

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

Media

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster

Recommendations

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde main backdrop

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    6.4

  • Two Colonels main backdrop

    Two Colonels

    7.5

  • West and Soda main backdrop

    West and Soda

    6.8

  • Dangerous main backdrop

    Dangerous

    6.7

  • Slipknot: Disasterpieces main backdrop

    Slipknot: Disasterpieces

    8.0

  • Mr Vampire Saga 4 main backdrop

    Mr Vampire Saga 4

    6.7

  • The Browning Version main backdrop

    The Browning Version

    7.6

  • The Substitute main backdrop

    The Substitute

    5.6

  • Knock on Wood main backdrop

    Knock on Wood

    6.6

  • Trader Horn main backdrop

    Trader Horn

    5.3

  • Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? main backdrop

    Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?

    4.7

  • The Red Turtle main backdrop

    The Red Turtle

    7.5

  • Beyond the Darkness main backdrop

    Beyond the Darkness

    6.5

  • Little Caesar main backdrop

    Little Caesar

    6.9

  • Design for Living main backdrop

    Design for Living

    7.2

  • Mutiny on the Bounty main backdrop

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    7.3

  • The Phantom of the Opera main backdrop

    The Phantom of the Opera

    7.1

  • Sullivan's Travels main backdrop

    Sullivan's Travels

    7.4

  • Vampyr main backdrop

    Vampyr

    7.3

  • A Brighter Summer Day main backdrop

    A Brighter Summer Day

    8.3

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$535,000.00
Revenue
$1,300,000.00
Keywords
london, englanddouble lifebased on novel or booktransformationalter egojekyll and hydepre-codemarriage engagementtormentabused woman