Poster from TMDB
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Sign in to save1931 film by Rouben Mamoulian
OverviewAI-generated
*Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* is a 1931 American black-and-white horror and science fiction film directed and produced by Rouben Mamoulian. The cast includes Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart, and Holmes Herbert. Percy Heath and Samuel Hoffenstein wrote the screenplay, while Karl Struss served as director of photography. Adolph Zukor acted as executive producer, and the film was produced by Paramount Pictures, which also distributed it alongside Netflix. The work is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement and features music by Johann Sebastian Bach.
The film has a runtime of 92 minutes, though other sources list durations of 96 and 98 minutes. It received an Academy Award for Best Actor and was nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. The production had a budget of 535,000 and generated revenue of 1,300,000. Audience ratings include a 7.6 score from 17,789 votes on IMDb and a 7.233 average from 324 votes on TMDb. The tagline reads, "Put yourself in her place! The dreaded night when her lover became a madman!"
Synthesized by Vinony from 41 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, TMDb, IMDb, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Film · TMDB
7.2Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
Cast
- Fredric March as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
- Miriam Hopkins as Ivy Pearson
- Rose Hobart as Muriel Carew
- Holmes Herbert as Dr. John Lanyon
- Halliwell Hobbes as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
- Edgar Norton as Poole
Themes
- london, england
- double life
- based on novel or book
- transformation
- alter ego
- black and white
- jekyll and hyde
- pre-code
- marriage engagement
- torment
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Key facts
- Directed by
- Rouben Mamoulian
- Screenplay by
- Samuel Hoffenstein , Percy Heath
- Based on
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , 1886 novella , by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Produced by
- Rouben Mamoulian
- Starring
- Fredric March , Miriam Hopkins , Rose Hobart
- Cinematography
- Karl Struss
- Edited by
- William Shea
- Music by
- Johann Sebastian Bach (uncredited) , Herman Hand (adaptor – uncredited)
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- December 24, 1931 ( 1931-12-24 ) ( Los Angeles ) December 31, 1931 ( 1931-12-31 ) ( New York City ) January 3, 1932 ( 1932-01-03 ) ( United States )
- Running time
- 96 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $535,000
- Box office
- $1.25 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- science fiction film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- libido
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- Rouben Mamoulian
- Screenwriter
- Samuel Hoffenstein
- Cast member
- Arnold Lucy
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Producer
- Rouben Mamoulian
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Karl Struss
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 388608
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- JekyllAndHyde1931Poster.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- publication date
- 1931-01-01
- title
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- color
- black-and-white
- executive producer
- Adolph Zukor
- costume designer
- Travis Banton
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Hans Dreier
- set in period
- Victorian era
- review score
- 91%
- Commons category
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film)
Sources (15)
via Wikidata · CC0
~11 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde ad in The Film Daily, 1932 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1931 American pre-Code horror film, directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Fredric March, who plays a possessed doctor who tests his new formula that can unleash people's inner demons. The film is an adaptation of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson tale of a man who takes a potion which turns him from a mild-mannered man of science into a homicidal maniac. The film was a critical and commercial success upon its release. Nominated for three Academy Awards, March won the award for Best Actor, sharing the award with Wallace Beery for The Champ.
Plot
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.