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Dr. Henry Jekyll and his alter ego, Mr. Edward Hyde, is the central character of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.In the story, he is a good friend of main protagonist Gabriel John Utterson.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [1] is an 1886 Gothic horror novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde.
The story focuses on Henry Jekyll, a respected London doctor, and his involvement with Edward Hyde, a loathsome criminal. After Hyde murders a vicar, Jekyll's friends suspect he is helping the killer, but the truth is that Jekyll and Hyde are the same person. Jekyll has developed a potion that allows him to transform himself into Hyde and back ...
As a result there were a good many giggles in the house—and at the wrong places—when Spencer Tracy, … gradually assumed the shape of the bestial Mr. Hyde. … Mr. Tracy's portrait of Hyde is not so much evil incarnate as it is the ham rampant.… an affront to good taste rather than a serious, and thereby acceptable, study in sadism.
1973, TV U.S. and U.K., Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a musical made-for-TV version starring Kirk Douglas. No relation to the later musical version, the songs for this one were by Lionel Bart. Directed by David Winters. 1980, TV U.K., Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a BBC adaptation directed by Alastair Reid with David Hemmings in the title roles. This ...
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1968 Canadian-American television film based on the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was directed by Charles Jarrott, produced by Dan Curtis, and written by Ian McLellan Hunter. It was one of a series of adaptations of famous novels done by ABC. [1]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 American silent horror film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released through Paramount/Artcraft. The film, which stars John Barrymore , is an adaptation of the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson . [ 4 ]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde premiered in Los Angeles on December 24, 1931 and opened in New York City on December 31, 1931. Grossing $1.25 million in domestic rentals, [ 2 ] the film was a box office hit on par with the Universal monster films of the era, even considering that its $535,000 budget was high for a horror film at the time.