Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1920
“The world's greatest actor in a tremendous story of man at his best and worst!”
Directed by John S. Robertson
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The premise
A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.
Horror Vault's take
One of silent cinema's most celebrated horror performances anchors this chilling adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale, in which a well-meaning doctor's experiments into the nature of evil unleash something monstrous within himself. John Barrymore's physical transformation is a feat of early screen acting, conveying creeping menace without a word spoken. The film builds a suffocating atmosphere of dread as its protagonist struggles to contain the darkness he has invited in, blurring the line between scientist and monster.
Content: Disturbing Transformation Sequences, Depictions Of Moral Degradation
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Cast
John Barrymore
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Brandon Hurst
Sir George Carewe
Martha Mansfield
Millicent Carewe
Charles Lane
Dr. Richard Lanyon
Cecil Clovelly
Edward Enfield
Nita Naldi
Miss Gina
Louis Wolheim
Music Hall Proprietor
Alma Aiken
Extra (uncredited)
J. Malcolm Dunn
John Utterson (uncredited)
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Old Man at Table in Music Hall (uncredited)
Julia Hurley
Hyde's Landlady with Lamp (uncredited)
Jack McHugh
Street Kid - Raises Fist to Mr. Hyde (uncredited)
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