Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) | |
Director(s) | Victor Fleming |
Producer(s) | Victor Fleming, Victor Saville (uncredited) |
Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Horror, Science Fiction |
Top Topics | Book-Based, Mad Scientists, Monster |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Overview:
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by Victor Fleming and produced by Victor Fleming and Victor Saville.
SYNOPSIS
This version of Robert Louis Stevenson's tale about a scientist who develops a potion that separates man's good and evil natures accentuates the emotional characteristics of the Hyde figure, rather than the terror angle.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Quotes from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll:
[as Hyde] When you went to see the good doctor, before you left you said... I almost thought, well what did you think? Maybe that you saw a little bit of ME, Hyde in him?
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Facts about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The studio had originally cast Ingrid Bergman in the Beatrix Emery role and Lana Turner in the Ivy Peterson role. Bergman felt the role of Ivy was more challenging and persuaded the producers to switch roles with Turner.
The studio's original choice for the dual role was Robert Donat.
When author W. Somerset Maugham visited the set during the filming, he supposedly watched a bit of Spencer Tracy's performance and asked sardonically, "Which one is he now, Jekyll or Hyde?"
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The studio's original choice for the dual role was Robert Donat.
When author W. Somerset Maugham visited the set during the filming, he supposedly watched a bit of Spencer Tracy's performance and asked sardonically, "Which one is he now, Jekyll or Hyde?"
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