Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Director: John S. Robertson
Writers: Robert Louis Stevenson (by), Clara Beranger (scenario) (as Clara S. Beranger…
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Director: John S. Robertson
Writers: Robert Louis Stevenson (by), Clara Beranger (scenario) (as Clara S. Beranger)
Stars: John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, Brandon Hurst
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011130/
Public domain.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Jekyll_and_Mr._Hyde_(1920_film)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 horror silent film, produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount/Artcraft. The film is based upon Robert Louis Stevenson's novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and starring actor John Barrymore.
The film was directed by John S. Robertson and co-starred Nita Naldi. The scenario was by Clara Beranger and the film is now in the public domain.
This story of split personality has Dr. Jekyll a kind and charitable man who believes that everyone has two sides, one good and one evil. Using a potion, his personalities are split, creating havoc.
Cast
John Barrymore as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Brandon Hurst as Sir George Carew
Martha Mansfield as Millicent Carew, Sir George's daughter
Charles Willis Lane as Dr. Richard Lanyon
George Stevens as Poole, Jekyll's butler
Nita Naldi as Miss Gina, Italian artist
Cecil Clovelly as Edward Enfield
J. Malcolm Dunn as John Utterson
Uncredited
Alma Aiken as Extra;emotional/distraught woman in Jekyll's office (*uncredited)
Julia Hurley[3] as Hyde's Old Landlady (*uncredited)
Edgard Varèse as Policeman (*uncredited)
Louis Wolheim as Dance Hall proprietor (*uncredited)
Production
Cast
John Barrymore as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Brandon Hurst as Sir George Carew
Martha Mansfield as Millicent Carew, Sir George's daughter
Charles Willis Lane as Dr. Richard Lanyon
George Stevens as Poole, Jekyll's butler
Nita Naldi as Miss Gina, Italian artist
Cecil Clovelly as Edward Enfield
J. Malcolm Dunn as John Utterson
Uncredited
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