Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Country: US
Technical: bw 98m
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart
Synopsis:
Dr Henry Jekyll elaborates a potion that unlocks all his repressed impulses, but also turns him into a monster of depravity.
Review:
First sound version of Stevenson's novella, with lapped dissolves used for the transformation process. Allowances made for the early sound and stagey performances, this is a film of uncommon artistry in the domains of art direction and cinematography.
Country: US
Technical: bw 98m
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart
Synopsis:
Dr Henry Jekyll elaborates a potion that unlocks all his repressed impulses, but also turns him into a monster of depravity.
Review:
First sound version of Stevenson's novella, with lapped dissolves used for the transformation process. Allowances made for the early sound and stagey performances, this is a film of uncommon artistry in the domains of art direction and cinematography.
Country: US
Technical: bw 98m
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart
Synopsis:
Dr Henry Jekyll elaborates a potion that unlocks all his repressed impulses, but also turns him into a monster of depravity.
Review:
First sound version of Stevenson's novella, with lapped dissolves used for the transformation process. Allowances made for the early sound and stagey performances, this is a film of uncommon artistry in the domains of art direction and cinematography.