Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Movie Review 1920

The first American film version of Robert Louis Stevenson's horror tale about a doctor's experiments that lead to his developing good and evil sides to his personality. Silent. Kino Video's edition also contains the rarely seen 1911 version of the film, as well as scenes from a different 1920 version.

Distribution

Grapevine Video, PO Box 46161, Phoenix, AZ 85063, Phone: (602)973-3661, Fax: (602)973-2973, Email: jbhandy@grapevinevideo.com, URL: http://www.grapevinevideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 96 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Classic Horror, Role Reversal, Silent Films, Books to Film: Robert Louis Stevenson, Silent Horror/Fantasy Classics, Mad Scientists, Torn in Two (or More), Evil Doctors, Sanity Check

Screenplay

Clara Beranger

Cast

John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, Brandon Hurst, Charles Lane, J. Malcolm Dunn, Nita Naldi, Louis Wolheim

Cinematography

Karl Struss, Roy F. Overbaugh

Director

John S. Robertson

Producer

Paramount Pictures