Doctor henry jekylls enthusiasm for science and his selfless acts of service have made him a muchadmired man. Hyde stars john barrymore, martha mansfield, brandon hurst, nita naldi the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 7 min, and received a score of out of. Hyde 1920 is considered the first great american horror film. Hyde s activities are the scandal of the city and are a major, though secret.
When his friend, sir george carew brandon hurst, takes him to a. Hyde, the incarnation of his uncontrollable evil side, with devastating consequences. Henry jekyll john barrymore is intelligent and diligent, but also uptight and extremely serious about his work. The film is based upon robert louis stevensons novella the.
Hyde is a 1920 horror silent film produced by famous playerslasky and released through paramountartcraft. Hyde is a 1920 horror film silent film, produced by famous playerslasky and released through. Doctor henry jekyll s enthusiasm for science and his selfless acts of service have made him a muchadmired man. Hyde is a 1920 horror silent film, produced by famous playerslasky and released through artcraft. The hong kong martial arts version of jekyll and hyde. Film versions of dr jekyll and mr hyde by robert louis stevenson. In 1920, filmgoers were treated to no fewer than two different film versions of robert louis stevensons dr.
An actionadventure vigilante retelling of the strange case of dr. Unfortunately, the movie never even tries to live up to its source material. In this one, john barrymore plays the humanitarian dr. In this action drama which bears little resemblance to the classic robert louis stevenson story of the same name, henry jekyll adam baldwin is a doctor visiting hong kong with his new bride. The first sound film version of this ofttold robert. There is one movie that is linked to the stevensons novella, mary reilly 1996, but i wouldnt.
The film is based upon robert louis stevensons novella the strange case of dr. In the cambridge bibliography of english literature 3rd edition, 2000. Jekyll spencer tracy experiments with human nature, believing that each person has both good and evil sides that can be brought forth chemically. This movie, a silent classic, has amazing special effects for its day. The film, which stars john barrymore, was a film adaptation of the 1886 novella the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde by robert louis stevenson. When i try to download the jekyll and hyde movie, i get timed out by. Most film adaptations, this one included, are actually not based directly on stevensons story, but on a stage play that premiered in 1887, only a.
With adam baldwin, steve bastoni, anthony brandon wong, jason chong. Charles haydon on allmovie the lesser of two screen versions of robert louis. Hydes activities are the scandal of the city and are a major, though secret. Charles haydon, starring sheldon lewis, based on the 1886 novel the strange case of. It is included in our program to illustrate the contributions to the. Hyde is a 1920 horror silent film, produced by famous playerslasky and released through paramountartcraft. Robert louis stevenson film versions of doctor jekyll and mr hyde. Jekyll drinks his formula and is transformed into the evil mr.