Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

Date of release
1920-04-01
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
Director
J. Charles Haydon

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 horror film directed and written by J. Charles Haydon, starring Sheldon Lewis, based on the 1886 novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The Sheldon Lewis version was somewhat overshadowed by the 1920 Paramount Pictures version starring John Barrymore, which had been released just the month before.

Production

Three different adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde were released in 1920, the first being the John Barrymore Paramount version, the second the Sheldon Lewis film, and the third Der Januskopf, a German version directed by F. W. Murnau. The film's producer, Louis Meyer (not to be confused with Louis B.

A satirical send-up of the John Barrymore film, produced by Hank Mann Comedies and distributed by Arrow just weeks before the company went out of business, was also distributed in 1920. Hank Mann played both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The film is now lost.

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