Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Put yourself in her place! The dreaded night when her lover became a madman!
1931 | 98m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Rouben Mamoulian |
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| Writer: | Samuel Hoffenstein, Percy Heath, Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Staring: |
| Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 24, 1931 |
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| Director: | Rouben Mamoulian |
| Writer: | Samuel Hoffenstein, Percy Heath, Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Drama, Horror |
| Keywords | london, england, transformation, pre-code, abused woman, based on novel or book, jekyll and hyde, torment, double life, alter ego, marriage engagement |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,300,000
Budget: $535,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Fredric March | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde |
| Miriam Hopkins | Ivy Pearson |
| Rose Hobart | Muriel Carew |
| Holmes Herbert | Dr. John Lanyon |
| Halliwell Hobbes | Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew |
| Edgar Norton | Poole |
| Tempe Pigott | Mrs. Hawkins |
| Leonard Carey | Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Boyd Irwin | Police Inspector (uncredited) |
| Arnold Lucy | Utterson (uncredited) |
| Murdock MacQuarrie | Dissenting Doctor at Lecture (uncredited) |
| Eric Mayne | Lanyon's Associate at Lecture (uncredited) |
| Robert Adair | Ivy's Admirer at Music Hall (uncredited) |
| Pat Harmon | Music Hall Customer (uncredited) |
| John Rogers | Music Hall Waiter (uncredited) |
| G.L. McDonnell | Hobson, Carew's Butler (uncredited) |
| Douglas Walton | Blonde Student (uncredited) |
| Harry Adams | |
| William Begg | |
| Rita Carlyle | |
| Frank Goddard | |
| Bobby Hale | Pub Patron (uncredited) |
| Tom London | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| William Marion | |
| Eric Wilton |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rouben Mamoulian | Director |
| Samuel Hoffenstein | Screenplay |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| William Shea | Editor |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Harry Hallenberger | Additional Camera |
| Gordon Head | Still Photographer |
| Charles Leahy | Assistant Camera |
| Percy Heath | Screenplay |
| Ralph Rainger | Music |
| Cliff Shirpser | Assistant Camera |
| Robert Lee | Assistant Director |
| M.M. Paggi | Sound |
| Karl Struss | Director of Photography |
| Fleet Southcott | Assistant Camera |
| Chick Collins | Stunts |
| Norbert A. Myles | Makeup Artist |
| Herman Hand | Music |
| Rudolph G. Kopp | Music |
| Robert Louis Stevenson | Novel |
| Wally Westmore | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| George T. Clemens | Additional Camera |
| John Leipold | Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Rouben Mamoulian | Producer |
| Adolph Zukor | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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I have no soul. I'm beyond the pale. I'm one of the living dead! It's one of the most famous pieces of literature ever written, a genius piece of story telling from the trippy mind of Robert Louis Stevenson. That it has consistently been ripe for film and stage adaptations, and continues to be so ... since it first surfaced in written form in 1866, is testament to what a devilishly intelligent piece of work it is. This 1931 version, directed by Rouben Mamoulian and staring Fredric March, may not be 100% faithful to the source, but it's arguably the finest adaptation to screen, led by a superb performance from March and featuring technical guile by Mamoulian and his team. It's wonderfully stylish, and coming as it did before the Hayes Code, it's sexy and dangerous, awash with terrifying cruelty, with the subversive and Freudian psychological beats making for a Gothic horror classic. Split personality a go go, inhibitions cast asunder, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is priceless. 8/10