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DramaHorrorScience Fiction

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

- It CHILLS you! Half-MAN! Half-MONSTER!

Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.

Release Date : 1941-08-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Character Name : Dr. Henry 'Harry' Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

Original Name : Spencer Tracy

Gender : Male

Ingrid Bergman

Character Name : Ivy Peterson

Original Name : Ingrid Bergman

Gender : Female

Lana Turner

Character Name : Beatrix 'Bea' Emery

Original Name : Lana Turner

Gender : Female

Donald Crisp

Character Name : Sir Charles Emery

Original Name : Donald Crisp

Gender : Male

Ian Hunter

Character Name : Dr. John Lanyon

Original Name : Ian Hunter

Gender : Male

Barton MacLane

Character Name : Sam Higgins

Original Name : Barton MacLane

Gender : Male

C. Aubrey Smith

Character Name : The Bishop

Original Name : C. Aubrey Smith

Gender : Male

Peter Godfrey

Character Name : Poole

Original Name : Peter Godfrey

Gender : Male

Sara Allgood

Character Name : Mrs. Higgins

Original Name : Sara Allgood

Gender : Female

Frederick Worlock

Character Name : Dr. Heath

Original Name : Frederick Worlock

Gender : Male

William Tannen

Character Name : Intern Fenwick

Original Name : William Tannen

Gender : Male

Frances Robinson

Character Name : Marcia

Original Name : Frances Robinson

Gender : Female

Denis Greene

Character Name : Freddie

Original Name : Denis Greene

Gender : Male

Billy Bevan

Character Name : Mr. Weller

Original Name : Billy Bevan

Gender : Male

Forrester Harvey

Character Name : Old Prouty

Original Name : Forrester Harvey

Gender : Male

Lumsden Hare

Character Name : Colonel Weymouth

Original Name : Lumsden Hare

Gender : Male

Lawrence Grant

Character Name : Dr. Courtland

Original Name : Lawrence Grant

Gender : Male

John Barclay

Character Name : Constable

Original Name : John Barclay

Gender : Male

Hillary Brooke

Character Name : Mrs. Arnold (uncredited)

Original Name : Hillary Brooke

Gender : Female

Alec Craig

Character Name : Tripped Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Alec Craig

Gender : Male

Brandon Hurst

Character Name : Dr. Lanyon's Butler Briggs (uncredited)

Original Name : Brandon Hurst

Gender : Male

Olaf Hytten

Character Name : Hobson (uncredited)

Original Name : Olaf Hytten

Gender : Male

Colin Kenny

Character Name : Constable (uncredited)

Original Name : Colin Kenny

Gender : Male

Doris Lloyd

Character Name : Mrs. Marley (uncredited)

Original Name : Doris Lloyd

Gender : Female

Aubrey Mather

Character Name : Inspector (uncredited)

Original Name : Aubrey Mather

Gender : Male

Al Ferguson

Character Name : Constable (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Ferguson

Gender : Male

Mary Field

Character Name : Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Field

Gender : Female

Frank Hagney

Character Name : Drunk (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Hagney

Gender : Male

Bobby Hale

Character Name : Cart Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Hale

Gender : Male

Martha Wentworth

Character Name : Landlady (uncredited)

Original Name : Martha Wentworth

Gender : Female

Katherine Yorke

Character Name : Barmaid (uncredited)

Original Name : Katherine Yorke

Gender : Female

C.M. 'Slats' Wyrick

Character Name : Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : C.M. 'Slats' Wyrick

Gender : Male

Larry Wheat

Character Name : Church Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Wheat

Gender : Male

Pax Walker

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Pax Walker

Gender : Male

Venita Vincent

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Venita Vincent

Gender : Male

Sailor Vincent

Character Name : Brawler (uncredited)

Original Name : Sailor Vincent

Gender : Male

Jacques Vanaire

Character Name : French Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Jacques Vanaire

Gender : Male

Jack Stewart

Character Name : Constable (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Stewart

Gender : Male

Jimmy Spencer

Character Name : Young Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy Spencer

Gender : Male

Yorke Sherwood

Character Name : Chairman (uncredited)

Original Name : Yorke Sherwood

Gender : Male

Patsy Shaw

Character Name : Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Patsy Shaw

Gender : Male

Clara Reid

Character Name : Old Woman in Art Museum (uncredited)

Original Name : Clara Reid

Gender : Male

John Power

Character Name : Constable (uncredited)

Original Name : John Power

Gender : Male

Gil Perkins

Character Name : Brawler (uncredited)

Original Name : Gil Perkins

Gender : Male

Milton Parsons

Character Name : Choir Master (uncredited)

Original Name : Milton Parsons

Gender : Male

Lionel Pape

Character Name : Mr. Marley (uncredited)

Original Name : Lionel Pape

Gender : Male

Edmund Mortimer

Character Name : Reception Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Edmund Mortimer

Gender : Male

Pat Moriarity

Character Name : Drunk (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Moriarity

Gender : Male

Alice Mock

Character Name : Soloist in 'See Me Dance the Polka' Number (uncredited)

Original Name : Alice Mock

Gender : Male

Cyril McLaglen

Character Name : Drunk (uncredited)

Original Name : Cyril McLaglen

Gender : Male

Frances MacInerney

Character Name : Young Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Frances MacInerney

Gender : Male

Eric Lonsdale

Character Name : Husband (uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Lonsdale

Gender : Male

Gwendolyn Logan

Character Name : Mrs. Courtland (uncredited)

Original Name : Gwendolyn Logan

Gender : Female

Susanne Leach

Character Name : Dowager in Church (uncredited)

Original Name : Susanne Leach

Gender : Male

Claude King

Character Name : Uncle Geoffrey (uncredited)

Original Name : Claude King

Gender : Male

P.J. Kelly

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : P.J. Kelly

Gender : Male

Harold Howard

Character Name : Blind Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Howard

Gender : Male

Winifred Harris

Character Name : Mrs. Weymouth (uncredited)

Original Name : Winifred Harris

Gender : Female

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

The World is yours, my darling, but the moment is mine! Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is directed by Victor Fleming and collectively adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson story by John Lee Mahin, Percy Heath and Samuel Hoffenstein. It stars Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner. Music is by Franz Waxman and cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. A remake of the 1931 Rouben Mamoulian/Fredric March version, this follows the same course of action that sees Tracy as the dual title characters. After having developed a potion that will ultimately bring out his evil half – it proves to not be good for anybody really! It’s the story itself, along with the awesome period setting of a foggy lamplighted Victorian England that stops this from sinking below average – though it does come close in the middle section. It’s just an odd fit, from the daft casting of Tracy and Bergman in the key roles, to the Hollywood Hayes Office compliant smoothness of the material, it becomes almost impossible to take seriously. Then there is a run time of nearly two hours, most of which is to bump up Bergman’s screen time, which while acknowledging her greatness as an actress, it’s just wrong across the board for her here. While alongside her Turner is sadly under written and Tracy’s take on Hyde lacks vim and vigour. Since a certain Mr. Freud had become in vogue there’s some interesting dream imagery and dissolves sequences, most of which ares bursting with sexual subtext. These moments are superb, but they do not form the backbone of our troubled protagonists, it’s a complete missed opportunity that renders the film as safe and glossy. This is an attempt at horror but without the horror, either visually, thematically or literary, a ripened banana skin of a pic with action missing in action. Yet it is not a desperately bad film, the film making craft on show is top dollar, notably when Ruttenberg is on duty, and it’s a little sensual - though this is kind of tempered by the thought of domestic abuse as a constant threat in our real world. The 41 version has fans, I’m just not one of them and readily prefer the monstrously potent 31 version. If you haven’t seen it then it’s definitely worth a look, but much of the criticism it has received over the years is in my book very much warranted. 5/10

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

The World is yours, my darling, but the moment is mine! Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is directed by Victor Fleming and collectively adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson story by John Lee Mahin, Percy Heath and Samuel Hoffenstein. It stars Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner. Music is by Franz Waxman and cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. A remake of the 1931 Rouben Mamoulian/Fredric March version, this follows the same course of action that sees Tracy as the dual title characters. After having developed a potion that will ultimately bring out his evil half - it proves to not be good for anybody really! It's the story itself, along with the awesome period setting of a foggy lamplighted Victorian England that stops this from sinking below average - though it does come close in the middle section. It's just an odd fit, from the daft casting of Tracy and Bergman in the key roles, to the Hollywood Hayes Office compliant smoothness of the material, it becomes almost impossible to take seriously. Then there is a run time of nearly two hours, most of which is to bump up Bergman's screen time, which while acknowledging her greatness as an actress, it's just wrong across the board for her here. While alongside her Turner is sadly under written and Tracy's take on Hyde lacks vim and vigour. Since a certain Mr. Freud had become in vogue there's some interesting dream imagery and dissolves sequences, most of which are bursting with sexual subtext. These moments are superb, but they do not form the backbone of our troubled protagonists, it's a complete missed opportunity that renders the film as safe and glossy. This is an attempt at horror but without the horror, either visually, thematically or literary, a ripened banana skin of a pic with action missing in action. Yet it is not a desperately bad film, the film making craft on show is top dollar, notably when Ruttenberg is on duty, and it's a little sensual - though this is kind of tempered by the thought of domestic abuse as a constant threat in our real world. The 41 version has fans, I'm just not one of them and readily prefer the monstrously potent 31 version. If you haven't seen it then it's definitely worth a look, but much of the criticism it has received over the years is in my book very much warranted. 5/10